Dublin vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$6732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	593K	41K

The cost of living in Dublin is 30% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 605th and 11th ($2627 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Ireland vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 17th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs George Town

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	Dublin	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$24513

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561