Dublin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	593K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dublin is 40% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 223rd and 1668th ($2992 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ireland and Canada, respectively. Check Ireland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 36th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Ottawa

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	Dublin	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$17337

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891