Cost of living comparison
Rome is 26.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Rome instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.91
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$5.10
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.45
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
$26,749.78
€24,587.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.26
|
$17.87
€16.42
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
$30.04
€27.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
$721.77
€663.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
$175.72
€161.52
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
$516.83
€475.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
$9,813.53
€9,020.11
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.38
|
$62.20
€57.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
$67.31
€61.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
$30.97
€28.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
$81.10
€74.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.34
|
$103.39
€95.03
|
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