Dublin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	50
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	593K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dublin is 36% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 315th and 1744th ($2858 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 21st and 129th 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	$20.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822