Dublin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	593K	467K

The cost of living in Dublin is 0.3% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 315th and 327th ($2858 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 21st and 982nd 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	$20.8	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$19997

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821