Dublin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$3191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	593K	608K

The cost of living in Dublin is 63% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 300th and 2792nd ($2810 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ireland and Sweden, respectively. Check Ireland vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 21st and 81st 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	$19.6	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$3801

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267