Dublin vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	86
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	593K	1.39M

The cost of living in Dublin is 15% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 223rd and 50th ($2992 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 137th 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	$20.5	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$26517

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804