Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 54.0% more expensive than Apia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.9% less in Dublin
- Groceries
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pay 70.2% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 48.0% more in Dublin
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in Apia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Apia, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Apia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$21.44
€20.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$10.72
€10.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.46
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.95
€1.86
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Apia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
€3.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$5.32
€5.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.22
€4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.64
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Apia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.19
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$123.25
€117.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,306.91
€37,465.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.47
€25.23
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Apia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.82
€53.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,138.28
€2,038.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,827.10
€1,741.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$214.65
€204.59
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Apia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,307.98
€1,246.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,645.87
€9,193.99
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$7.50
€7.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$4.33
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$17.68
€16.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.25
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.93
€13.28
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Apia
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$96.07
€91.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$41.10
€39.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$97.72
€93.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$114.27
€108.92
|
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