Dublin vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dublin Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
94
100
🏙️ Population
553K
14M

The cost of living in Dublin is 74% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 357th and 3238th ($2713 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 35th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dublin vs Tokyo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dublin vs Tokyo

Prices for goods and services in Dublin and Tokyo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dublin Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$15051

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063