Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 5.4% more expensive than Santa Rosa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.4% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 40.4% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 2.8% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 52.9% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.8% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 13.1% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in Santa Rosa. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Santa Rosa, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
|
Santa Rosa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€18.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
|
$2.46
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Santa Rosa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.01
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.51
|
$3.60
€3.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$5.32
€4.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.95
|
$4.22
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
|
$4.64
€4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.57
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.00
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$1.86
€1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Santa Rosa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
|
$7.19
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$123.25
€108.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$39,306.91
€34,607.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.46
|
$26.47
€23.31
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Santa Rosa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.12
|
$55.82
€49.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,215.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,882.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,809.09
|
$1,827.10
€1,608.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.43
|
$214.65
€188.98
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
|
Santa Rosa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,866.67
|
$1,307.98
€1,151.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,000.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,492.58
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Rosa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$4.33
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$17.68
€15.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.75
|
$56.25
€49.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$13.93
€12.27
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
|
Santa Rosa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$96.07
€84.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.25
|
$41.10
€36.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
|
$97.72
€86.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.50
|
$114.27
€100.61
|
|
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