Dublin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$4538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	593K	689K

The cost of living in Dublin is 5% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 605th and 790th ($2627 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 733rd 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 58th in the United States, while ranked 17th and 244th 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	$18.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494