Cost of living comparison

 Dublin, Ireland
compared to
 Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Santa Ana vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Santa Ana is 21.2% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 29.4% less in Santa Ana
Groceries
pay 12.7% more in Santa Ana
Transportation
pay 39.7% less in Santa Ana
Housing
pay 55.8% less in Santa Ana
Childcare
pay 21.6% less in Santa Ana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.7% less in Santa Ana
Clothing
pay 6.3% more in Santa Ana

The cost of groceries and clothing in Santa Ana are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santa Ana.

Santa Ana vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Ana instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 29.4% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Santa Ana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€18.34
$9.72
CRC4,899.60
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.17
$9.23
CRC4,654.62
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.11
$1.88
CRC947.26

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

 
Dublin
Santa Ana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.58
$2.59
CRC1,307.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.08
$4.26
CRC2,150.38
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€4.55
$6.45
CRC3,251.91

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pay 39.7% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Santa Ana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.16
$5.49
CRC2,766.35
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€105.44
$19.43
CRC9,799.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€33,627.06
$34,982.04
CRC17,638,555.12

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pay 55.8% less for housing

 
Dublin
Santa Ana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€47.75
$47.29
CRC23,844.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€1,829.30
$831.69
CRC419,352.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,563.08
$586.85
CRC295,900.29

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Santa Ana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,118.98
$521.49
CRC262,945.13
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,252.04
$11,268.88
CRC5,681,966.56

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Santa Ana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.42
$2.92
CRC1,469.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€3.71
$3.69
CRC1,859.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€15.13
$5.05
CRC2,547.79

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

 
Dublin
Santa Ana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€82.18
$73.45
CRC37,035.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€35.16
$50.76
CRC25,593.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€83.60
$119.85
CRC60,428.38

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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