Berlin vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$4105
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	593K

The cost of living in Berlin is 22% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1418th and 315th ($2222 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Ireland, respectively. Check Germany vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 35th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dublin

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	Berlin	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$9426

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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