Dublin vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$2983
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$1060
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$750
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	593K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dublin is 141% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 223rd and 4689th ($2992 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Ireland and Mexico, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 36th and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Guadalajara

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	Dublin	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$11768

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102