Dublin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	553K	4.84M

The cost of living in Dublin is 1% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 357th and 318th ($2713 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Australia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 35th 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	$18.7	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$17934

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816