Dublin vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	26
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	593K	687K

The cost of living in Dublin is 96% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 315th and 4103rd ($2858 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 21st and 1210th 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	$20.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$8269

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581