Cost of living comparison

 Dublin, Ireland
compared to
Nottingham vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Nottingham is 0.2% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 12.4% less in Nottingham
Groceries
pay 8.6% less in Nottingham
Transportation
pay 17.9% less in Nottingham
Housing
pay 28.1% less in Nottingham
Childcare
pay 78.8% more in Nottingham
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.3% less in Nottingham
Clothing
pay 3.6% less in Nottingham

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nottingham. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nottingham.

Nottingham vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 12.4% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Nottingham
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€18.20
$18.08
£13.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.10
$10.33
£7.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.09
$2.22
£1.62

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Nottingham
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.57
$1.47
£1.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.06
$3.30
£2.42
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€4.52
$5.37
£3.93

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Nottingham
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.11
$7.02
£5.14
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€104.64
$93.64
£68.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€33,371.25
$36,531.14
£26,751.97

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pay 28.1% less for housing

 
Dublin
Nottingham
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€47.39
$37.99
£27.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€1,815.38
$1,187.14
£869.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,551.19
$931.75
£682.33

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pay 78.8% more for childcare

 
Dublin
Nottingham
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,110.46
$1,657.47
£1,213.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,189.26
$22,279.02
£16,315.06

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Nottingham
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.37
$5.81
£4.26
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€3.68
$4.31
£3.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€15.01
$18.08
£13.24

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Nottingham
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€81.56
$87.57
£64.13
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€34.89
$39.82
£29.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€82.96
$108.17
£79.21

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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: July 2025
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