Dublin vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	593K	2.3M

The cost of living in Dublin is 32% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 223rd and 1354th ($2992 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th in Ireland and the United States, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 2 months in Houston. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 36th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Houston

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	Dublin	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221