Dublin vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	593K	2.14M

The cost of living in Dublin is 27% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 605th and 1654th ($2627 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.8 months in Perth. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 17th and 6th 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	$18.3	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$11252

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645