Dublin vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	593K	693K

The cost of living in Dublin is 103% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 223rd and 4152nd ($2992 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Ireland and Spain, respectively. Check Ireland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 36th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Zaragoza

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	Dublin	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671