Dublin vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	593K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dublin is 16% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 300th and 45th ($2810 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs San Diego

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	Dublin	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$21468

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647