Cost of living comparison

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Yokohama vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Yokohama is 29.4% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 64.9% less in Yokohama
Groceries
pay 20.8% more in Yokohama
Transportation
pay 28.0% less in Yokohama
Housing
pay 58.6% less in Yokohama
Childcare
pay 8.0% more in Yokohama
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.9% less in Yokohama
Clothing
pay 41.4% less in Yokohama

The cost of groceries and childcare in Yokohama are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Yokohama.

Yokohama vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yokohama instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 64.9% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Yokohama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.69
€22.34
$6.68
¥1,071
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.14
€11.42
$5.35
¥857
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.40
$1.14
¥182

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

 
Dublin
Yokohama
Bread
1 loaf
$2.18
€1.90
$1.75
¥281
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
€5.59
$4.86
¥779
Milk (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.89
$5.51
¥884

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Yokohama
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.79
€6.77
$4.43
¥710
Monthly public transit pass $110.95
€96.48
$53.46
¥8,566
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,559.40
€37,006.76
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 58.6% less for housing

 
Dublin
Yokohama
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.79
€49.38
$32.74
¥5,246
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,406.85
€2,092.84
$795.21
¥127K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,011.21
€1,748.81
$466.43
¥74,734

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pay 8.0% more for childcare

 
Dublin
Yokohama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,324.27
€1,151.50
$271.75
¥43,541
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,401.84
€8,175.20
$18,376.64
¥3M

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Yokohama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.11
$2.00
¥321
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.77
€4.15
$3.01
¥482
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.02
€18.28
$4.01
¥642

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pay 41.4% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Yokohama
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.66
€94.48
$40.09
¥6,424
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.22
€43.67
$28.40
¥4,550
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.78
€99.80
$57.87
¥9,272

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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: April 2026
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