Dublin vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	593K	950K

The cost of living in Dublin is 35% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 223rd and 1439th ($2992 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th in Ireland and the United States, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Jacksonville

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	Dublin	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$11934

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860