Dublin vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$3615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$8037
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$4404
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$849
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$6889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	20
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	593K	41K

The cost of living in Dublin is 21% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 315th and 30th ($2858 vs $3615) 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 1.9 months in George Town. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 21st and 729th 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	$20.8	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$2664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$2179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$4700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$3941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	8.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$10871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$4203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$5.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$9.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$7.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$22.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$1779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$22286

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656