Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 6.7% cheaper than San Diego.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.4% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 23.6% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 39.6% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 19.0% less in Dublin
- Childcare
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pay 40.5% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.4% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 8.3% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in San Diego. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$21.44
€19.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$5.32
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$4.22
€3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$4.64
€4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$7.19
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$123.25
€112.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$39,306.91
€36,006.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$26.47
€24.25
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$55.82
€51.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$1,827.10
€1,673.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$214.65
€196.62
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$9,645.87
€8,836.05
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.50
€6.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$4.33
€3.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$17.68
€16.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$56.25
€51.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$13.93
€12.76
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$96.07
€88.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$41.10
€37.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$97.72
€89.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$114.27
€104.68
|
|
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