Dublin vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	593K	1.9M

The cost of living in Dublin is 59% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 214th and 2370th ($3020 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Ireland and Canada, respectively. Check Ireland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 42nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Montreal

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	Dublin	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828