Dublin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	553K	1.02M

The cost of living in Dublin is 25% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 357th and 1355th ($2713 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 117th 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	$18.7	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$21213

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874