Dublin vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$4189
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	593K	919K

The cost of living in Dublin is 29% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 315th and 1434th ($2858 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1234th in Ireland and the United States, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 21st and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Fort Worth

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	Dublin	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$23437

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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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250