Dublin vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	64
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	593K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 65% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 214th and 2656th ($3020 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Ireland and Canada, respectively. Check Ireland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 42nd and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Edmonton

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	Dublin	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$9664

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100