Dublin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	95	5
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	593K	115K

The cost of living in Dublin is 626% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 300th and 9013th ($2810 vs $387) 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 21st and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$691

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284