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Ireland · United Kingdom

Dublin vs London: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Dublin and London compared on cost, safety, weather and size
DublinIrelandLondonUnited Kingdom
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$90$105
Mid-range$205$245
Luxury$440$520
Price level0.85× US (2025)0.89× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 1Level 2
Best monthsJun, Jul and AugMay, Jun, Jul and Aug
Annual rain1,077 mm763 mm
Average high13.8 °C15.6 °C
Population1.0M9.0M
Time zoneEurope/DublinEurope/London

The short answer

Dublin is about 16 % cheaper per day than London, $205 against $245 (mid-range estimate). Dublin has the lower US advisory level (1 vs 2). In September, the daily average is 14 °C in Dublin and 16 °C in London.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Dublin overview
  • London overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Dublin trip cost
  • Is Dublin safe?
  • London trip cost
  • Is London safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Ireland
  • All cities in United Kingdom

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.