Dublin vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	593K	6.98M

The cost of living in Dublin is 244% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 605th and 6602nd ($2627 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in Ireland and China, respectively. Check Ireland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 17th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Zhanjiang

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	Dublin	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$18959

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575