Dublin vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	593K	2.14M

The cost of living in Dublin is 22% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 315th and 1191st ($2858 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Ireland and Australia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 21st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Perth

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	Dublin	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736