Cost of living comparison
Athens is 27.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Athens instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.63
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.82
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.79
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.17
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€100.00
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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