Dublin vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	593K	543K

The cost of living in Dublin is 55% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 223rd and 2278th ($2992 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th in Ireland and the United States, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Tucson

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	Dublin	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$15659

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190