Cost of living comparison

Ireland

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 13.7% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Douglas
Housing: pay 40.6% less in Douglas
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Douglas
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Dublin	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.99	$27.75 £20.75	+18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$11.89 £8.89	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.60	$2.71 £2.02	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.97	$2.12 £1.59	-3.5%
Average			+2.1%

Dublin vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Dublin	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.19	$2.63 £1.97	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.48	$4.01 £2.99	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.54	$9.41 £7.04	+51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$5.30 £3.96	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.16	$3.87 £2.90	-33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.36 £1.01	+7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.82 £0.61	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.74 £1.30	+39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.12	$1.61 £1.20	-32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$1.35 £1.01	+57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$1.35 £1.01	+97.4%
Average			+8.1%

Dublin vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Dublin	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.17	$7.35 £5.50	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.94	$96.91 £72.46	-9.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,809.33	$43,752.78 £32,713.60	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.39	$16.65 £12.45	-3.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 40.6% less for housing

	Dublin	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.59	$72.49 £54.20	+38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,200.69	$1,233.89 £922.57	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,978.62	$1,068.05 £798.57	-51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €189.53	$261.61 £195.60	+23.2%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Dublin	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,135.62	$1,739.89 £1,300.90	+36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,750.65	$52,196.76 £39,027.10	+265.4%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$6.54 £4.89	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.38	$5.01 £3.75	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.99	$22.46 £16.80	+5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.83	$64.75 £48.41	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$15.86 £11.86	+1.2%
Average			-4.0%

Dublin vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Dublin	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €96.10	$99.11 £74.10	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €45.04	$44.60 £33.34	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.94	$111.22 £83.16	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €116.43	$69.38 £51.87	-46.8%
Average			-19.2%

Dublin vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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