Dublin vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$3222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	593K	626K

The cost of living in Dublin is 31% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 605th and 1806th ($2627 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Ireland and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 17th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Glasgow

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	Dublin	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$15092

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288