Cost of Living Comparison Between Dublin and Porsgrunn Cost of Living Comparison Between Dublin and Porsgrunn

🙂 Solo nomad: Dublin is 8.5% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 50.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Dublin is 12.9% cheaper than Porsgrunn without rent, and 35.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$23.08 €19.57
$28.82 NOK 270
-19.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$103 €87.7
$99.9 NOK 936
3.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.55 €10.64
$13.29 NOK 125
-5.57%
Cappuccino
$4.73 €4.01
$5.04 NOK 47.23
-6.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.60 €2.21
$2.00 NOK 18.78
30.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.20 €1.87
$2.04 NOK 19.15
7.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.13 €6.89
$9.22 NOK 86.4
-11.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.07 €6.00
$9.43 NOK 88.3
-25.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.66 €1.41
$1.99 NOK 18.63
-16.58%
White Bread (500g)
$2.21 €1.87
$3.32 NOK 31.14
-33.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.99 €1.69
$3.25 NOK 30.48
-38.77%
Eggs
$4.65 €3.94
$2.58 NOK 24.19
80.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.07 €9.39
$10.23 NOK 95.9
8.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.38 €9.65
$10.05 NOK 94.2
13.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.03 €11.89
$34.98 NOK 328
-59.89%
Apples (1kg)
$3.21 €2.72
$2.07 NOK 19.38
55.07%
Banana (1kg)
$2.15 €1.82
$1.61 NOK 15.07
33.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.96 €2.51
$2.52 NOK 23.60
17.46%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.50 €4.66
$2.75 NOK 25.81
100.00%
Potato (1kg)
$2.21 €1.88
$0.99 NOK 9.25
123.23%
Onion (1kg)
$1.77 €1.50
$2.17 NOK 20.29
-18.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 €1.09
$2.28 NOK 21.38
-43.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.07 €1.76
$1.92 NOK 18.03
7.81%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.79 €17.63
$14.32 NOK 134
45.18%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.83 €11.73
$18.66 NOK 175
-25.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.53 €2.99
$3.08 NOK 28.87
14.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.99 €3.39
$3.89 NOK 36.46
2.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.29 €1.94
$3.39 NOK 31.77
-32.45%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$96.3 €81.7
$74.3 NOK 696
29.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.25 €4.45
$10.31 NOK 96.6
-49.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.02 €1.71
$1.39 NOK 13.04
45.32%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$38.26 €32.44
$102 NOK 953
-62.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.08 €1.76
$2.07 NOK 19.43
0.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.1K €36.6K
$35.8K NOK 335.6K
20.43%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €33.6K
$39.0K NOK 365.0K
1.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$280 €237
$222 NOK 2,084
25.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$23.70 €20.10
$43.40 NOK 407
-45.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$58.3 €49.43
$37.32 NOK 350
56.19%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$59.6 €50.5
$50.0 NOK 469
19.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.90 €18.57
$34.85 NOK 327
-37.16%
Cinema Ticket
$15.22 €12.91
$14.79 NOK 139
2.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,346 €1,141
$310 NOK 2,906
333.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,758 €8,275
$9,984 NOK 93.5K
-2.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$107 €90.9
$50.6 NOK 474
112.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.50 €41.13
$30.86 NOK 289
57.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$117 €98.8
$72.0 NOK 674
61.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$128 €109
$102 NOK 954
25.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,381 €2,019
$1,195 NOK 11.2K
99.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,955 €1,658
$901 NOK 8,444
116.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$4,022 €3,411
$1,814 NOK 17.0K
121.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,388 €2,873
$1,562 NOK 14.6K
116.94%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,860 €6,665
$6,410 NOK 60.1K
22.62%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,983 €5,074
$5,168 NOK 48.4K
15.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Dublin
Porsgrunn
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,204 €3,565
$3,520 NOK 33.0K
19.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.04
3.8
6.32%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Dublin: April 13, 2026

Last update for Porsgrunn: April 11, 2026

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