Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 12.1% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Dublin
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr131.34
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr90.93
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr22.89
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.55
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.23
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr44.84
|
$5.13
€4.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr51.80
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.44
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.29
|
$4.73
€4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.23
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.05
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.77
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.20
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.78
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr4.99
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr59.96
|
$7.90
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr545.56
|
$131.93
€121.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr282,881.74
|
$34,778.34
€32,029.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr171.75
|
$17.59
€16.20
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr257.62
|
$62.54
€57.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,437.42
|
$2,136.79
€1,967.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,195.14
|
$1,834.34
€1,689.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,169.91
|
$192.55
€177.33
|
|
pay 98.4% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,660.98
|
$1,355.42
€1,248.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,186.25
|
$10,275.73
€9,463.43
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr55.57
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.32
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr60.62
|
$17.04
€15.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr300.17
|
$50.27
€46.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr121.24
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr738.78
|
$90.63
€83.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr354.38
|
$39.17
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr826.03
|
$97.66
€89.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,167.63
|
$106.59
€98.16
|
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