Cost of living comparison

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Bruchsal vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Bruchsal is 5.8% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 8.5% more in Bruchsal
Groceries
pay 4.8% less in Bruchsal
Transportation
pay 7.2% less in Bruchsal
Housing
pay 18.8% less in Bruchsal
Childcare
pay 14.3% more in Bruchsal
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.6% less in Bruchsal
Clothing
pay 1.7% less in Bruchsal

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

Bruchsal vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.5% more for restaurants

 
Dublin
Bruchsal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.69
€22.12
$17.52
€15.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.14
€11.31
$11.10
€9.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.38
$3.78
€3.25

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Bruchsal
Bread
1 loaf
$2.18
€1.88
$2.34
€2.01
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
€5.53
$7.53
€6.48
Milk (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.83
$4.83
€4.15

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Bruchsal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.79
€6.70
$7.57
€6.52
Monthly public transit pass $110.95
€95.51
$57.23
€49.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,559.40
€36,635.43
$31,744.36
€27,325.77

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pay 18.8% less for housing

 
Dublin
Bruchsal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.79
€48.88
$43.66
€37.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,406.85
€2,071.84
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,011.21
€1,731.26
$817.55
€703.75

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

 
Dublin
Bruchsal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,324.27
€1,139.94
$510.97
€439.85
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,401.84
€8,093.17
$17,869.34
€15,382.06

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pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Bruchsal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.04
$5.26
€4.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.77
€4.11
$4.03
€3.47
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.02
€18.10
$9.93
€8.55

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Bruchsal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.66
€93.53
$86.19
€74.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.22
€43.23
$61.02
€52.53
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.78
€98.80
$107.22
€92.29

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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