Dublin vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	38
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	593K	767K

The cost of living in Dublin is 110% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 605th and 4331st ($2627 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Ireland and Croatia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 17th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Zagreb

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	Dublin	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$10861

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747