Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 9.2% cheaper than San Mateo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.4% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 41.6% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 55.6% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 12.1% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 63.4% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.4% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 10.7% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in San Mateo. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of San Mateo, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
San Mateo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$21.44
€18.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.46
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
San Mateo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.59
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.82
|
$3.60
€3.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
$5.32
€4.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
|
$4.22
€3.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.75
|
$4.64
€4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.56
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.86
€1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 55.6% more for transportation
|
San Mateo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
|
$7.19
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.60
|
$123.25
€108.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,536.00
|
$39,306.91
€34,571.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.70
|
$26.47
€23.28
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
|
San Mateo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$55.82
€49.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,525.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,880.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,800.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,606.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.74
|
$214.65
€188.79
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
|
San Mateo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,738.89
|
$1,307.98
€1,150.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,483.76
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Mateo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.50
€6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.33
€3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$17.68
€15.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$56.25
€49.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.93
€12.25
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
San Mateo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.33
|
$96.07
€84.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$41.10
€36.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.00
|
$97.72
€85.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$114.27
€100.50
|
|
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