Dublin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	593K	1.43M

The cost of living in Dublin is 46% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 214th and 1833rd ($3020 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs San Antonio

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	Dublin	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$19123

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093