Dublin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$4100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	593K	1.43M

The cost of living in Dublin is 41% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 315th and 1930th ($2858 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1571st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 124th 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	$20.8	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154