Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.2 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
$3.97
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
$4.61
€4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
$129.96
€120.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
$22.04
€20.45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
$7.04
€6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
$50.46
€46.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 74.0% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
$100.46
€93.20
|
|
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