Dublin vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	593K	662K

The cost of living in Dublin is 6% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 605th and 819th ($2627 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 17th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Vancouver

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	Dublin	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$17240

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759