What a trip to Dublin costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.
Food, getting around and sights in Dublin come to €68.00 – €85.00 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top.Prices reviewed: October 2026.
Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.
You still need, flights aside
€960 – €1,200
≈ $1,100 – $1,300 · rate of October 6, 2026
€69.00 – €86.00 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people
Expected
€960 – €1,200
Most trips land in here
Set aside
€1,200
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
€110
10% of the trip
Food€600 – €720
Getting around€84.00
Airport, both ways€8.00
Sights and activities€110 – €310
Nights out€51.00 – €86.00
Lodging tax and odds and ends€40.00 – €56.00
Of that, in cash: €35 – €160
The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.
Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
Flights are not included.
You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles
What a day in Dublin costs, by how you travel
Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.
Budget
€46.00 – €63.00 per person per day
Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.
FoodLocal and cheap
€30.00 – €46.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
€6.00
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
€4.00 – €11.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€2.00 – €3.20
Mid-range
€68.00 – €85.00 per person per day
Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.
FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
€43.00 – €52.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
€6.00
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
€8.00 – €22.00
Nights outNow and then
€3.60 – €6.10
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€2.90 – €4.00
Comfort
€88 – €120 per person per day
The best food level we can price, a taxi when it helps, two paid sights a day.
FoodRestaurants most of the time
€52.00 – €58.00
Getting aroundPublic transport, and a taxi now and then
€8.30
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
€16.00 – €44.00
Nights outNow and then
€3.60 – €6.10
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€3.80 – €5.50
A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.
By length of trip
How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Dublin
Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.
Days
Budget
Mid-range
Comfort
3
€140 – €190 €47.00 – €64.00 a day
€210 – €260 €70.00 – €87.00 a day
€270 – €360 €90 – €120 a day
5
€230 – €320 €47.00 – €64.00 a day
€340 – €420 €68.00 – €84.00 a day
€440 – €580 €88 – €120 a day
7
€320 – €440 €46.00 – €64.00 a day
€480 – €600 €69.00 – €86.00 a day
€620 – €820 €89 – €120 a day
10
€460 – €630 €46.00 – €63.00 a day
€690 – €860 €69.00 – €86.00 a day
€890 – €1,200 €89 – €120 a day
14
€640 – €890 €46.00 – €63.00 a day
€960 – €1,200 €69.00 – €85.00 a day
€1,200 – €1,600 €88 – €120 a day
Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.
Prices
What things cost in Dublin
Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.
What
Price
Source
Eating and drinking
Americano, Kingfisher (Parnell Street)
€3.50
From the sourceOct 2026
Cappuccino, Brother Hubbard North
€4.10
From the sourceOct 2026
Cappuccino, Bewley's Grafton Street
€5.20
From the sourceOct 2026
Breakfast roll (sausage, bacon, egg), Kingfisher
€6.50
From the sourceOct 2026
Bacon and cheese sandwich to take away, Brother Hubbard North
€7.95
From the sourceOct 2026
Hamburger without fries, Bunsen
€9.65
From the sourceOct 2026
Haddock and chips, Kingfisher
€14.50
From the sourceOct 2026
Full Irish breakfast, Gallagher's Boxty House
€17.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Irish breakfast, Bewley's Grafton Street
€18.50
From the sourceOct 2026
Beef and Guinness stew, Darkey Kelly's (pub)
€18.95
From the sourceOct 2026
Traditional beef stew, The Brazen Head (pub)
€23.90
From the sourceOct 2026
Early-bird set menu, 2 courses, Thunder Road Café
€21.95
From the sourceOct 2026
Bœuf bourguignon at lunch, Chez Max
€22.50
From the sourceOct 2026
Gallagher's stew, Gallagher's Boxty House
€25.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Ale-battered cod and chips, Elephant & Castle
€24.95
From the sourceOct 2026
Still or sparkling water, 330 ml, Elephant & Castle
€2.90
From the sourceOct 2026
Glass of house wine, Gallagher's Boxty House
€8.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Pint of draught stout in a bar, national average
€6.33
From the sourceAug 2026
Pint of draught lager in a bar, national average
€6.75
From the sourceAug 2026
Getting around
Bus, Luas or DART in Dublin, 90 minutes, with Leap
€2.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Daily cap with Leap, Dublin
€6.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Leap Visitor Card, 1 day
€8.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Leap Visitor Card, 3 days
€18.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Leap Visitor Card, 7 days
€24.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time
€9.20
From the sourceOct 2026
Dublin Bus 16 or 41, airport to the city, with Leap
€2.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Sights
Kilmainham Gaol
€8.00
From the sourceOct 2026
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum (online)
€22.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Guinness Storehouse
€24.00 – €26.00
Sources disagreeOct 2026
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
What each food level is made of
A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.
Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Americano, Kingfisher (Parnell Street) + Breakfast roll (sausage, bacon, egg), Kingfisher + Hamburger without fries, Bunsen (€19.65) to Cappuccino, Brother Hubbard North + Bacon and cheese sandwich to take away, Brother Hubbard North + Haddock and chips, Kingfisher (€26.55).
Local and cheap
From Americano, Kingfisher (Parnell Street) + Bacon and cheese sandwich to take away, Brother Hubbard North + Beef and Guinness stew, Darkey Kelly's (pub) (€30.40) to Cappuccino, Bewley's Grafton Street + Full Irish breakfast, Gallagher's Boxty House + Traditional beef stew, The Brazen Head (pub) (€46.10).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Cappuccino, Brother Hubbard North + Full Irish breakfast, Gallagher's Boxty House + Early-bird set menu, 2 courses, Thunder Road Café (€43.05) to Cappuccino, Bewley's Grafton Street + Irish breakfast, Bewley's Grafton Street + Gallagher's stew, Gallagher's Boxty House + Still or sparkling water, 330 ml, Elephant & Castle (€51.60).
Restaurants most of the time
From Cappuccino, Brother Hubbard North + Bœuf bourguignon at lunch, Chez Max + Gallagher's stew, Gallagher's Boxty House (€51.60) to Cappuccino, Bewley's Grafton Street + Ale-battered cod and chips, Elephant & Castle + Gallagher's stew, Gallagher's Boxty House + Still or sparkling water, 330 ml, Elephant & Castle (€58.05).
Getting around
Which ticket pays off
A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.
With the city's transport card, a day of public transport never costs more than €6.00: the cap applies by itself.
1-day pass at €8.00: never cheaper, because by card a day costs at most €6.00.
3-day pass at €18.00: never cheaper, because by card a day costs at most €6.00.
7-day pass at €24.00: it pays off from 2 rides a day at €2.00 each.
A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.
Accommodation
What the night costs, and the tax on top
There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.
Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.
What saves
Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: €6.40 – €8.60 less per person per day.
Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: €5.50 – €13.00 less per person per day.
Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: €11.00 – €20.00 less per person per day.
“Americano, Kingfisher (Parnell Street)” (€3.50) instead of “Cappuccino, Bewley's Grafton Street” (€5.20): €1.70 less each time.
“Beef and Guinness stew, Darkey Kelly's (pub)” (€18.95) instead of “Traditional beef stew, The Brazen Head (pub)” (€23.90): €4.95 less each time.
What does not
The 1-day pass (€8.00): by card a day costs at most €6.00, so the pass is never cheaper.
Sharing a taxi: “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time” costs €9.20, which split 4 ways is €2.30 a head. A ride on public transport is €2.00.
Paying
Paying in Ireland
What holds for the whole country: where a card is enough, whether to tip, and the taxes.
Where a card is enough
Only the places a source speaks about. Where it says nothing, neither do we.
Where
How you pay
In general
Card From the source
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
Tipping
Restaurants
Customary Reported
Taxes and charges
Consumption tax: 23%.
If something goes wrong
The numbers and where to go, as the official source publishes them.
For seven days, €480 – €600 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.
How much money do you need for 3 days in Dublin?
For 3 days, €210 – €260 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.
What is a realistic daily budget in Dublin?
Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: €46.00 – €63.00 on the “Budget” style, €68.00 – €85.00 on the “Mid-range” style, and €88 – €120 on the “Comfort” style.
Can you travel to Dublin on a budget?
The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: €46.00 – €63.00 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.
How much does food cost in Dublin?
From €20.00 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to €58.00 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.
How much does transport cost in Dublin?
A ride on public transport costs €2.00. “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time”: €9.20. The 1-day pass costs €8.00, but by card a day costs at most €6.00: the pass is never cheaper. With the city's transport card, a day of public transport never costs more than €6.00: the cap applies by itself.
Is there a lodging tax in Dublin?
None on record as of October 2026.
How much cash should you carry in Dublin?
For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about €17.00 – €82.00 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.
Is it better to use cash or card in Dublin?
By card: in general.
Do you tip in Dublin?
Restaurants: customary.
Sources
Where every figure comes from
Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.
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