Dublin vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$8814
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$2859
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$4660
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$850
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$7874
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	96	97
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	593K	874K

The cost of living in Dublin is 27% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 214th and 7th ($3020 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs San Francisco

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	Dublin	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$8.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$21216

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3273
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3049
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3204
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3261
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3245
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3102
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3276
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3086
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3310
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4178
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3797
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3588
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2906
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3577
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2822
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2905
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3873
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3075
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2848
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2393
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3181
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2804
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2748
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3234
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3808