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Dublin vs. College Station Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 50.7% more expensive than College Station.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% more in Dublin
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Dublin
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Dublin
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Dublin
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Dublin
Clothing: pay 54.0% more in Dublin

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in College Station. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dublin.

Dublin vs. College Station Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of College Station, you would:

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pay 45.3% more for restaurants

	College Station	Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00	$25.69 €22.16	+83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$13.14 €11.33	+64.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82	$2.76 €2.38	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70	$2.30 €1.99	+35.6%
Average			+45.3%

College Station vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	College Station	Dublin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.91	$2.18 €1.88	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46	$6.43 €5.54	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.49	$6.77 €5.84	+93.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63	$4.43 €3.82	+68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81	$5.41 €4.67	+42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.88	$1.38 €1.19	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$0.94 €0.81	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.92	$1.21 €1.05	-58.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75	$2.55 €2.20	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.57	$0.93 €0.80	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.13	$0.75 €0.64	-64.9%
Average			-1.6%

College Station vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	College Station	Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79	$7.79 €6.71	+178.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00	$110.95 €95.68	+454.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,232.40	$42,559.40 €36,700.12	+14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.33	$19.15 €16.52	-48.7%
Average			+149.8%

College Station vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	College Station	Dublin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.10	$56.79 €48.97	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,250.00	$2,406.85 €2,075.49	+92.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$960.00	$2,011.21 €1,734.32	+109.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.07	$203.82 €175.76	+41.5%
Average			+58.4%

College Station vs. Dublin - Cost of housing

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	College Station	Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,166.67	$1,324.27 €1,141.96	+13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,000.00	$9,401.84 €8,107.46	-47.8%
Average			-17.1%

College Station vs. Dublin - Cost of childcare

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	College Station	Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$8.18 €7.05	+81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83	$4.77 €4.11	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$21.02 €18.13	+162.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.25	$55.52 €47.87	+53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25	$15.18 €13.09	+35.0%
Average			+66.3%

College Station vs. Dublin - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 54.0% more for clothing

	College Station	Dublin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.50	$108.66 €93.70	+175.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.33	$50.22 €43.31	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.25	$114.78 €98.98	+33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.75	$117.90 €101.67	-23.3%
Average			+54.0%

College Station vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing

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