Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

United Kingdom

Bournemouth vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Bournemouth is 5.1% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Bournemouth
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Bournemouth
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Bournemouth
Housing: pay 21.4% less in Bournemouth
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bournemouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Bournemouth
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Bournemouth

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

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Bournemouth vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bournemouth instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Bournemouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.89	$20.48 £15.47	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.94	$11.89 £8.98	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.59	$3.13 £2.36	+7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$2.05 £1.55	-7.0%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Dublin	Bournemouth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.18	$1.53 £1.15	-37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.46	$3.14 £2.37	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.51	$6.24 £4.71	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.43	$4.22 £3.18	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.14	$4.10 £3.10	-29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.02 £0.77	-19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.79 £0.60	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.86 £0.65	-30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.11	$0.99 £0.74	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.94 £0.71	+9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.59 £0.44	-13.9%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Dublin	Bournemouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.14	$7.64 £5.77	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.49	$89.86 £67.85	-16.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,645.45	$38,182.92 £28,832.53	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.32	$22.12 £16.70	+28.3%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 21.4% less for housing

	Dublin	Bournemouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.37	$43.07 £32.52	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,190.33	$1,262.30 £953.18	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,969.30	$1,147.01 £866.12	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €188.64	$274.10 £206.98	+29.1%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Dublin	Bournemouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,130.27	$2,246.44 £1,696.32	+76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,690.62	$33,696.64 £25,444.87	+135.9%
Average			+106.2%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Bournemouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.96	$6.61 £4.99	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.36	$4.78 £3.61	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.90	$23.46 £17.71	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.54	$37.99 £28.69	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.93	$17.17 £12.96	+9.5%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Dublin	Bournemouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €95.64	$88.10 £66.52	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €44.82	$44.05 £33.26	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.46	$82.59 £62.36	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €115.88	$140.40 £106.02	+7.6%
Average			-12.6%

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