Dublin vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	593K	468K

The cost of living in Dublin is 29% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 223rd and 1246th ($2992 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 Raleigh. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Raleigh

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	Dublin	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736