Dublin vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$5520
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	593K	441K

The cost of living in Dublin is 11% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 605th and 182nd ($2627 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 17th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Oakland

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	Dublin	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$18963

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326