Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 7.2% more expensive than Long Beach.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.6% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 19.4% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 53.7% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 19.7% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 34.1% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.0% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 22.8% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dublin are more expensive than in Long Beach. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Long Beach, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Long Beach
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€18.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.46
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$1.95
€1.72
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Long Beach
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.89
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$3.60
€3.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$5.32
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$4.22
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$4.64
€4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.86
€1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
|
Long Beach
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
|
$7.19
€6.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$123.25
€108.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$39,306.91
€34,638.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$26.47
€23.33
|
|
pay 19.7% more for housing
|
Long Beach
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.62
|
$55.82
€49.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,275.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,884.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,040.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,610.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.82
|
$214.65
€189.15
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
|
Long Beach
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,152.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$9,645.87
€8,500.32
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Long Beach
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$4.33
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$17.68
€15.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.00
|
$56.25
€49.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.10
|
$13.93
€12.28
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
Long Beach
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$96.07
€84.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$41.10
€36.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$97.72
€86.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$114.27
€100.70
|
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