Dublin vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
593K
246K

The cost of living in Dublin is 51% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 300th and 2276th ($2810 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 251st 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
$19.6
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954