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Fort Collins vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Fort Collins is 5.3% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% less in Fort Collins
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Fort Collins
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Fort Collins
Housing: pay 16.5% less in Fort Collins
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Fort Collins
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Fort Collins
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Fort Collins

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

Fort Collins vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Collins instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 6.3% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Fort Collins
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €22.07	$18.00	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.28	$12.00	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.37	$2.60	-5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.98	$2.75	+19.4%
Average			-6.3%

Dublin vs. Fort Collins - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Dublin	Fort Collins
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.87	$3.09	+41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.52	$5.51	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.81	$3.89	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.81	$4.33	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.65	$3.90	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.76	+27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.70	-25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.95	+60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.19	$2.28	-10.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$1.05	+13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$0.87	+16.9%
Average			+3.3%

Dublin vs. Fort Collins - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Dublin	Fort Collins
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.69	$3.09	-60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €95.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,550.48	$36,029.12	-15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.45	$17.41	-9.1%
Average			-28.2%

Dublin vs. Fort Collins - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.5% less for housing

	Dublin	Fort Collins
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.77	$76.67	+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,067.03	$1,783.33	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,727.25	$1,250.00	-37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €175.04	$127.72	-37.3%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Dublin	Fort Collins
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,137.30	$1,525.00	+15.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,074.41	$12,500.00	+33.0%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Fort Collins
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$7.00	-14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.10	$5.17	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €18.05	$9.50	-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.68	$60.00	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.04	$12.00	-21.0%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Dublin	Fort Collins
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €93.32	$67.50	-37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €43.13	$91.67	+82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.57	$80.00	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €101.26	$108.33	-8.1%
Average			+1.6%

Dublin vs. Fort Collins - Cost of clothing

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