Dublin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$4436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	593K	689K

The cost of living in Dublin is 13% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 315th and 832nd ($2858 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Nashville

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	Dublin	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508