Dublin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$1885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	593K	2.75M

The cost of living in Dublin is 61% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 300th and 2722nd ($2810 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Italy, respectively. Check Ireland vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 21st and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Rome

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	Dublin	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$10781

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262