Dublin vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	25
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	593K	47K

The cost of living in Dublin is 20% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 214th and 15th ($3020 vs $3795) 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 2.1 months in George Town. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 42nd and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/dublin/george-town.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Dublin vs George Town infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/dublin/george-town" target="_blank">Dublin vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Dublin vs George Town

Prices for goods and services in Dublin and George Town are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Dublin	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$26968

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673