Dublin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	593K	467K

The cost of living in Dublin is 10% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 223rd and 524th ($2992 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 36th and 992nd 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	$20.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059