Dublin vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	593K	468K

The cost of living in Dublin is 10% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 605th and 972nd ($2627 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 17th and 221st 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	$18.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682