Dublin vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	593K	1.61M

The cost of living in Dublin is 10% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 605th and 955th ($2627 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 875th in Ireland and the United States, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 17th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Phoenix

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	Dublin	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724