Dublin vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	593K	1.51M

The cost of living in Dublin is 19% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 605th and 1352nd ($2627 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Germany, respectively. Check Ireland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 17th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Munich

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	Dublin	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$14702

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560