Dublin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	593K	467K

The cost of living in Dublin is 13% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 214th and 604th ($3020 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Long Beach

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	Dublin	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$19617

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164