Baltimore vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$4105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	586K	593K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 19% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1219th and 315th ($2323 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 128th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Dublin

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	Baltimore	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$9426

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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