Arlington vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$4105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	77	96
🏙️ Population	394K	593K

The cost of living in Arlington is 35% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 2476th and 315th ($1856 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 2nd in the United States and Ireland, respectively. Check the United States vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 1375th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Dublin

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	Arlington	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$9426

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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