Dublin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	96	100
🏙️ Population	593K	5.45M

The cost of living in Dublin is 8% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 315th and 649th ($2858 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Australia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 21st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Sydney

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	Dublin	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710