Dublin vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	94	72
🏙️ Population	593K	6.21M

The cost of living in Dublin is 176% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 214th and 5029th ($3020 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Brazil, respectively. Check Ireland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 42nd and 2767th 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	$19.4	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$12842

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634