Bucharest vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$4105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	96
😀 Quality of life	81	96
🏙️ Population	1.72M	593K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 61% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 4913th and 315th ($1116 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and Ireland, respectively. Check Romania vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 646th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dublin

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	Bucharest	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$9426

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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