Dublin vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6615
$998
🏠 One person rent
$2023
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$3441
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3998
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
593K
115K

The cost of living in Dublin is 634% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 214th and 8941st ($3020 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 42nd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.3
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2081
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1740
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8583
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5735
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.39
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12713
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2464
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2480
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2518
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2264
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2043
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1923
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1878
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2236
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1485
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1763
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1985
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$3003
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1736
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1646
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1677
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1847
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1831
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1854
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1860
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1942
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1853
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1669
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2634
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1757
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1796
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1798
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2035
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1789
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1682
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1885
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1890
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1834
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1733
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1791
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1742

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274