Dublin vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$3987
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
593K
246K

The cost of living in Dublin is 55% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 315th and 2519th ($2858 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Louisville

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Dublin Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017