Dublin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	91
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	593K	2.75M

The cost of living in Dublin is 44% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 223rd and 1819th ($2992 vs $2082) 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 1.4 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 36th and 179th 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	$20.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$12431

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358