Dublin vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	593K	1.4M

The cost of living in Dublin is 229% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 315th and 6373rd ($2858 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Mongolia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 21st and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$6621

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600