Dublin vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	593K	6.21M

The cost of living in Dublin is 187% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 605th and 5954th ($2627 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ireland and Brazil, respectively. Check Ireland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 17th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Dublin	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562