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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	593K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 24% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 223rd and 8th ($2992 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 36th and 148th 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	$20.5	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212