Dublin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
593K
115K

The cost of living in Dublin is 626% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 223rd and 8957th ($2992 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Bhutan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 36th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Thimphu

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Dublin Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285