Dublin vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	593K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dublin is 19% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 214th and 829th ($3020 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ireland and Australia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 42nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Melbourne

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	Dublin	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$22313

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132