Dublin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	593K	459K

The cost of living in Dublin is 23% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 214th and 978th ($3020 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 42nd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Virginia Beach

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	Dublin	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769