Dublin vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	593K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 31% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 605th and 8th ($2627 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 17th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs San Jose, United States

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	Dublin	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$25839

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968