Dublin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$4454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	553K	459K

The cost of living in Dublin is 29% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 357th and 1538th ($2713 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1363rd 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 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 280th 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	$18.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$18553

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685