Dublin vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	57
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	593K	2.42M

The cost of living in Dublin is 241% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 214th and 6337th ($3020 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 42nd and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Salvador

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	Dublin	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751