Dublin vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	593K	11.5M

The cost of living in Dublin is 178% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 300th and 5616th ($2810 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Brazil, respectively. Check Ireland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 21st and 4573rd 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	$19.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629