Cost of living comparison

Dublin, Ireland

compared to

As-salimiyah, Kuwait

As-salimiyah vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

As-salimiyah is 41.6% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 60.7% less in As-salimiyah
Groceries: pay 35.9% less in As-salimiyah
Transportation: pay 48.1% less in As-salimiyah
Housing: pay 62.4% less in As-salimiyah
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in As-salimiyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% less in As-salimiyah
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in As-salimiyah

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in As-salimiyah.

As-salimiyah vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in As-salimiyah instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 60.7% less for restaurants

	Dublin	As-salimiyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €18.87	$8.13 KWD2.490	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.44	$8.13 KWD2.490	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.17	$0.54 KWD0.170	-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.71	$0.42 KWD0.130	-78.6%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 35.9% less for groceries

	Dublin	As-salimiyah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.63	$0.85 KWD0.260	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.17	$2.63 KWD0.800	-27.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.68	$5.54 KWD1.700	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.72	$2.35 KWD0.720	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.08	$2.65 KWD0.810	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$0.86 KWD0.260	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.82 KWD0.250	-5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.12	$0.66 KWD0.200	-48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.64	$0.71 KWD0.220	-61.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.49 KWD0.150	-43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.63	$0.37 KWD0.110	-48.8%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

	Dublin	As-salimiyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.33	$1.15 KWD0.350	-84.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €108.52	$48.77 KWD14.930	-60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €34,607.26	$16,258.31 KWD4,978.040	-58.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €23.31	$29.26 KWD8.960	+10.5%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 62.4% less for housing

	Dublin	As-salimiyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €49.14	$26.66 KWD8.160	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,882.62	$964.66 KWD295.360	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,608.65	$699.11 KWD214.060	-61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €188.98	$41.34 KWD12.660	-80.7%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Dublin	As-salimiyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,151.59	$294.46 KWD90.160	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,492.58	$6,909.78 KWD2,115.660	-28.4%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	As-salimiyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.61	$1.63 KWD0.500	-78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.82	$4.88 KWD1.490	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €15.57	$3.09 KWD0.950	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €49.53	$113.81 KWD34.850	+102.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.27	$11.38 KWD3.480	-18.3%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Dublin	As-salimiyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €84.58	$42.27 KWD12.940	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €36.18	$51.44 KWD15.750	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €86.04	$83.46 KWD25.550	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €100.61	$83.46 KWD25.550	-27.0%
Average			-18.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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