Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 17.3% cheaper than San Francisco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.4% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 46.8% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 24.9% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 17.2% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 64.2% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.3% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in San Francisco. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.44
€20.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.46
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.95
€1.86
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.86
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.38
|
$3.60
€3.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
|
$5.32
€5.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
|
$4.22
€4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
|
$4.64
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.74
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
|
$7.19
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$123.25
€117.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,753.89
|
$39,306.91
€37,465.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
|
$26.47
€25.23
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.19
|
$55.82
€53.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,110.17
|
$2,138.28
€2,038.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,750.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,741.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.16
|
$214.65
€204.59
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,829.63
|
$1,307.98
€1,246.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,000.00
|
$9,645.87
€9,193.99
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.50
€7.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.64
|
$4.33
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$17.68
€16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.53
|
$56.25
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$13.93
€13.28
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
San Francisco
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.43
|
$96.07
€91.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.08
|
$41.10
€39.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.32
|
$97.72
€93.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.92
|
$114.27
€108.92
|
|
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