Cost of living comparison

 San Sebastian, Spain
compared to
 Dublin, Ireland
Dublin vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 56.4% more expensive than San Sebastian.

Restaurants
pay 19.7% more in Dublin
Groceries
pay 10.8% more in Dublin
Transportation
pay 77.8% more in Dublin
Housing
pay 88.1% more in Dublin
Childcare
pay 96.6% more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 99.4% more in Dublin
Clothing
pay 2.1% more in Dublin

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Dublin are more expensive than in San Sebastian. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Dublin.

Dublin vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of San Sebastian, you would:

pay 19.7% more for restaurants

 
San Sebastian
Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
€13.16
$21.44
€18.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.84
€7.76
$10.72
€9.40
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.21
€1.94
$2.46
€2.16

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

 
San Sebastian
Dublin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.14
€1.00
$1.85
€1.62
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.25
€8.11
$3.60
€3.16
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
€3.82
$5.32
€4.67

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pay 77.8% more for transportation

 
San Sebastian
Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.41
€5.63
$7.19
€6.31
Monthly public transit pass $38.58
€33.84
$123.25
€108.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€31,366.52
$39,306.91
€34,478.25

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pay 88.1% more for housing

 
San Sebastian
Dublin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.76
€29.61
$55.82
€48.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,172.99
€1,028.89
$2,138.28
€1,875.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.82
€705.08
$1,827.10
€1,602.65

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pay 96.6% more for childcare

 
San Sebastian
Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $428.71
€376.04
$1,307.98
€1,147.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,932.52
€9,589.51
$9,645.87
€8,460.92

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pay 99.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Sebastian
Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€2.82
$7.50
€6.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
€1.79
$4.33
€3.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.64
$17.68
€15.51

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

 
San Sebastian
Dublin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.50
€91.66
$96.07
€84.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.49
€29.38
$41.10
€36.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.06
€72.86
$97.72
€85.72

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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: June 2025
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