Dublin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	593K	2.11M

The cost of living in Dublin is 21% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 223rd and 916th ($2992 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and France, respectively. Check Ireland vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 36th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Paris

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	Dublin	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544