Dublin vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$3793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	593K	675K

The cost of living in Dublin is 57% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 315th and 2645th ($2858 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Ireland and Sweden, respectively. Check Ireland vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 21st and 68th 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	$20.8	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$4093

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397