Dublin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	593K	467K

The cost of living in Dublin is 5% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 300th and 464th ($2810 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 21st and 769th 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	$19.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$21877

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614