Dublin vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$5087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	553K	467K

The cost of living in Dublin is 2% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 357th and 440th ($2713 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 35th and 720th 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	$18.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$18490

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652