Dublin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	593K	518K

The cost of living in Dublin is 49% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 605th and 2490th ($2627 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 147th in Ireland and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 17th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Sheffield

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	Dublin	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$9487

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750