Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 17.7% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Dublin instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$21.66
€19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$129.96
€119.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$22.04
€20.26
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$50.46
€46.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$100.46
€92.34
|
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