Dublin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	593K	5.45M

The cost of living in Dublin is 6% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 214th and 370th ($3020 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 42nd and 2nd 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	$19.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$25164

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863