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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	593K	1.01M

The cost of living in Dublin is 28% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 315th and 6th ($2858 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 21st and 88th 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	$20.8	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$22302

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254