Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 15.3% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Dublin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.91
|
$26.58
A$39.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$9.97
A$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$2.84
A$4.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$2.31
A$3.44
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$2.60
A$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$5.54
A$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$6.63
A$9.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$4.55
A$6.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$4.00
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.59
A$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.29
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.56
A$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.65
A$3.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.19
A$1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$5.17
A$7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.45
|
$113.84
A$169.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
$29,523.01
A$44,057.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.26
|
$17.81
A$26.58
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
$69.35
A$103.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
$1,797.26
A$2,682.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
$1,415.42
A$2,112.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
$191.07
A$285.13
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
$1,814.59
A$2,707.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
$14,626.48
A$21,827.32
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$7.31
A$10.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.74
A$5.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$26.58
A$39.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.38
|
$67.03
A$100.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$14.95
A$22.31
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
$92.73
A$138.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
$83.64
A$124.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
$129.37
A$193.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.34
|
$172.79
A$257.86
|
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