Cost of living comparison
France is 17.2% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in France instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.52
|
$15.92
€14.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$10.79
€9.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.40
|
$2.77
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.87
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Dublin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.62
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.58
|
$9.16
€8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.77
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.73
|
$3.91
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.16
|
$6.37
€5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.19
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.91
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.22
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.57
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Dublin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.49
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€117.11
|
$51.68
€46.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€35,791.58
|
$31,564.23
€28,443.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€19.86
|
$18.46
€16.63
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Dublin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€51.11
|
$30.98
€27.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€1,997.30
|
$779.01
€701.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,742.88
|
$611.60
€551.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€204.68
|
$139.72
€125.91
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,248.72
|
$707.64
€637.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,563.19
|
$9,850.44
€8,876.53
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.34
|
$6.18
€5.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.87
|
$3.05
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.61
|
$11.75
€10.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€45.47
|
$34.96
€31.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.69
|
$11.84
€10.67
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Dublin
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€83.93
|
$92.28
€83.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€36.88
|
$37.39
€33.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€87.45
|
$93.47
€84.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€90.53
|
$126.59
€114.08
|
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