Dublin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	593K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dublin is 26% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 300th and 1290th ($2810 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 21st and 167th 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	$19.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$20100

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884