Dublin vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	79
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	593K	568K

The cost of living in Dublin is 24% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 315th and 1272nd ($2858 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Ireland and Canada, respectively. Check Ireland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 21st and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Surrey

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	Dublin	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741