Cost of living comparison
Canada is 16.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Canada instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.56
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.80
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.92
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.34
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 34.4% less for housing
Dublin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.00
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.65
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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