Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 81.2% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$131.93
€123.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$34,778.34
€32,613.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$2,136.79
€2,003.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$192.55
€180.57
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$10,275.73
€9,636.07
|
|
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$50.27
€47.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$90.63
€84.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$97.66
€91.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$106.59
€99.95
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