Dublin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	593K	2.75M

The cost of living in Dublin is 53% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 605th and 2624th ($2627 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ireland and Italy, respectively. Check Ireland vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 17th and 337th 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	$18.3	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201