How Much Does Dublin Cost per Day
A full breakdown of Dublin prices: daily budgets by tier, every itemised cost from the guide, and where the money actually goes.
The short answer
Budget travellers in Dublin spend around EUR 75 a day. Mid-range travel runs closer to EUR 190, and a splurge day lands around EUR 440. Per person per day in EUR, roughly USD 80 / 205 / 475 or CAD 110 / 280 / 645 at rates in the second half of 2026. Accommodation is the line item that actually separates Dublin from most other Western European capitals; food and transport are closer to average.
Daily cost breakdown
- Stay
- Food
- Transport
- Activities
| Tier | Stay | Food | Transport | Activities | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | EUR 35 | EUR 20 | EUR 6 | EUR 14 | EUR 75 |
| Mid-range | EUR 110 | EUR 45 | EUR 8 | EUR 27 | EUR 190 |
| Splurge | EUR 280 | EUR 90 | EUR 15 | EUR 55 | EUR 440 |
A mid-range day: EUR 110 hotel room split two ways, EUR 8 Leap Card day usage, EUR 24 Guinness Storehouse ticket booked online, EUR 15 pub lunch, EUR 45-50 sit-down dinner with a couple of drinks. Comes to roughly EUR 180-200 per person before any shopping, and noticeably more if your dates land on a big event weekend.
Every priced item in this guide
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Guinness Storehouse | from EUR 24 for the standard Guinness Storehouse Experience adult ticket; premium experiences (Guinness Academy, tastings, the rooftop Gravity Bar cocktail options) run from EUR 32 up to EUR 48-49 |
| Book of Kells / Trinity College Old Library | from EUR 19 for Book of Kells and Old Library only, up to EUR 26 for the full Book of Kells Experience, EUR 65 for the guided version; concessions for students and seniors with valid ID |
| National Gallery of Ireland | free for the permanent collection; some special exhibitions are ticketed |
| Dublin Castle | EUR 8.00 adult self-guided, EUR 12.00 adult guided; concessions and family tickets available |
| Christ Church Cathedral | EUR 11.50 adult; reduced rate online |
| St Patrick's Cathedral | EUR 11.50 adult, EUR 17.00 joint entry with Marsh's Library |
| EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum | EUR 22.00 adult walk-up; EUR 17.60 with 30-day advance booking |
| Phoenix Park | free |
| Temple Bar | free to walk through; drinks and food cost a premium here specifically |
| A proper pint of Guinness | EUR 5.50-7 |
| Seafood chowder | EUR 8-12 |
| Irish stew | EUR 14-19 |
| Dublin coddle | EUR 14-18 |
| Fish and chips | EUR 10-15 |
| Modern Irish tasting menus | EUR 70-140 per person |
| Toastie and a pint | EUR 8-11 with a pint |
What I actually paid
- Dublin's accommodation prices are the first thing that actually catches people out, and I don't mean that as a general warning, I mean a normal-looking room rate can double or worse if a rugby international, a big concert or a GAA final lands on your dates. Check the events calendar before you lock in dates, not after.
- I'd put Guinness Storehouse in the worth-it column, but only once, and only if you go at opening or in the last couple of hours rather than the middle of the day. It's the building and the story across seven floors that earns the ticket price, not the pint waiting for you at the top.
- A car is dead weight inside the city itself between the one-way streets, the parking costs and a centre that's genuinely walkable end to end. It earns its keep the moment you want Wicklow or the Boyne Valley in a day, but remember the drive is on the left, and Ireland's rental excess amounts run high enough that pricing standalone excess cover before you land is worth the ten minutes it takes.
- Temple Bar photographs better than it drinks. Walk through it once for the cobbles and the atmosphere, then go find a pub two or three streets away where the pint costs less and the crowd is more local than tourist.
How to spend less
- National Gallery of Ireland is free and can fill half a day on its own
- Phoenix Park and a walk along the Liffey quays cost nothing and cover a real chunk of the city
- Book Guinness Storehouse, Trinity and EPIC online in advance rather than at the door; walk-up pricing runs higher across the board
- Avoid booking accommodation around a rugby international, concert or GAA final weekend unless the event is the point of the trip; prices spike hard
- Drink and eat a few streets outside Temple Bar; the same pint costs noticeably less two blocks over