Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 13.0% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€17.71
|
$21.66
€19.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€10.83
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.46
|
$2.66
€2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.33
|
$2.08
€1.88
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.43
|
$1.80
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.58
|
$3.97
€3.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.33
|
$5.30
€4.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.72
|
$4.14
€3.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.91
|
$4.61
€4.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.12
|
$1.32
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.18
|
$1.74
€1.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.50
|
$7.20
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.22
|
$129.96
€117.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,047.51
|
$39,718.55
€35,910.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€21.85
|
$22.04
€19.93
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
|
Brussels
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€52.28
|
$56.72
€51.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,054.15
|
$2,216.44
€2,003.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€882.93
|
$1,934.10
€1,748.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€165.39
|
$227.14
€205.36
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€894.32
|
$1,385.73
€1,252.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€20,929.02
|
$10,612.44
€9,594.90
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€4.92
|
$7.04
€6.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.51
|
$4.29
€3.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.37
|
$17.33
€15.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€31.57
|
$50.46
€45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€12.79
|
$14.08
€12.73
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€94.25
|
$93.14
€84.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€44.83
|
$40.93
€37.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€106.20
|
$97.04
€87.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€130.89
|
$100.46
€90.83
|
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