Dublin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	96	73
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	593K	7.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 76% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 315th and 3418th ($2858 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 21st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$9818

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463