Dublin vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	22
😀 Quality of life	96	29
🏙️ Population	593K	951K

The cost of living in Dublin is 112% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 315th and 4374th ($2858 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Ireland vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 21st and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$3183

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506