Dublin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	5
😀 Quality of life	96	34
🏙️ Population	593K	115K

The cost of living in Dublin is 522% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 605th and 8915th ($2627 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 17th and 7592nd 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	$18.3	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$666

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300