Dublin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	96	69
🏙️ Population	593K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dublin is 172% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 315th and 5192nd ($2858 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Brazil, respectively. Check Ireland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Sao Paulo

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	Dublin	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666