Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 17.1% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in Dublin instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$2.49
€2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.81
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.54
|
$5.13
€4.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.36
|
$4.73
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.50
|
$131.93
€123.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,654.00
|
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.58
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.94
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,284.84
|
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,579.66
|
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.04
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,457.14
|
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,071.00
|
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.24
|
$4.11
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.84
|
$50.27
€46.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.52
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.81
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.61
|
$106.59
€99.56
|
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