Dublin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	593K	398K

The cost of living in Dublin is 58% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 315th and 2697th ($2858 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1945th 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 176th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 560th 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	$20.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293