Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dublin vs. Chandler Cost of Living Summary
Dublin is 27.3% more expensive than Chandler.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.6% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% more in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 47.8% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 22.7% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 9.2% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.0% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 47.6% more in Dublin
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Dublin are more expensive than in Chandler.
Dublin vs. Chandler Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dublin instead of Chandler, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
|
Chandler
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$25.69
€22.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.17
|
$13.14
€11.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
|
$2.76
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
|
$2.30
€1.98
|
|
Chandler vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Chandler
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
|
$2.18
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
|
$6.43
€5.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
|
$6.77
€5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.35
|
$4.43
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
|
$5.41
€4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.38
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.94
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$1.21
€1.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$2.55
€2.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
Chandler vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries
pay 47.8% more for transportation
|
Chandler
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$7.79
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$105.00
|
$110.95
€95.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,113.30
|
$42,559.40
€36,550.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$19.15
€16.45
|
|
Chandler vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation
pay 22.7% more for housing
|
Chandler
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.67
|
$56.79
€48.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,598.00
|
$2,406.85
€2,067.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,440.00
|
$2,011.21
€1,727.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.69
|
$203.82
€175.04
|
|
Chandler vs. Dublin - Cost of housing
pay 9.2% less for childcare
|
Chandler
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,091.67
|
$1,324.27
€1,137.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,605.00
|
$9,401.84
€8,074.41
|
|
Chandler vs. Dublin - Cost of childcare
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chandler
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$8.18
€7.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$4.77
€4.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.22
|
$21.02
€18.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.25
|
$55.52
€47.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
|
$15.18
€13.04
|
|
Chandler vs. Dublin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 47.6% more for clothing
|
Chandler
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.22
|
$108.66
€93.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
|
$50.22
€43.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.80
|
$114.78
€98.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$117.90
€101.26
|
|
Chandler vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing
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