Dublin vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	593K	687K

The cost of living in Dublin is 139% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 605th and 4828th ($2627 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 17th and 5447th 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	$18.3	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387