Cost of living comparison

 Dublin, Ireland
compared to
 Granada, Spain
Granada vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Granada is 27.7% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 3.1% more in Granada
Groceries
pay 5.0% more in Granada
Transportation
pay 25.6% less in Granada
Housing
pay 59.8% less in Granada
Childcare
pay 47.0% less in Granada
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.6% less in Granada
Clothing
pay 22.7% less in Granada

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Granada are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Granada.

Granada vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Granada instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 3.1% more for restaurants

 
Dublin
Granada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€18.56
$16.08
€13.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.28
$9.65
€8.35
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.13
$2.70
€2.33

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

 
Dublin
Granada
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.60
$1.52
€1.32
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.12
$9.11
€7.89
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€4.61
$3.99
€3.45

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Granada
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.23
$6.38
€5.52
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€106.72
$42.87
€37.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€34,033.42
$35,759.38
€30,961.83

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pay 59.8% less for housing

 
Dublin
Granada
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€48.33
$25.18
€21.81
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€1,851.40
$803.82
€695.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,581.97
$625.20
€541.32

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Granada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,132.50
$348.32
€301.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,351.76
$7,663.11
€6,635.01

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pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Granada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.50
$3.22
€2.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€3.75
$1.96
€1.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€15.31
$5.36
€4.64

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Granada
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€83.18
$68.59
€59.39
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€35.58
$31.08
€26.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€84.61
$72.88
€63.10

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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