Dublin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	593K	398K

The cost of living in Dublin is 45% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 605th and 2367th ($2627 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1932nd in Ireland and the United States, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 2 months in Wichita. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 17th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Wichita

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	Dublin	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312