Dublin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$3142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	593K	675K

The cost of living in Dublin is 62% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 605th and 2959th ($2627 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Ireland and Sweden, respectively. Check Ireland vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 17th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Gothenburg

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	Dublin	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$3664

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251