Dublin vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$4688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	553K	41K

The cost of living in Dublin is 20% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 357th and 32nd ($2713 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 35th and 754th 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	$18.7	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$25346

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671