Dublin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	593K	737K

The cost of living in Dublin is 10% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 315th and 125th ($2858 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd in Ireland and the United States, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Seattle

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	Dublin	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114