Cost of living comparison
Galway is 17.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Galway instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.09
|
$16.79
€15.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.56
€9.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.69
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$5.06
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
$3.74
€3.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.28
|
$3.58
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$7.29
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$64.98
€60.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.45
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
$47.54
€44.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
$1,663.86
€1,543.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
$1,434.96
€1,331.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
$174.95
€162.31
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
$988.23
€916.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
$7,580.91
€7,033.19
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.53
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$4.04
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.81
|
$54.80
€50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Galway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
$77.16
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
$89.35
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€93.20
|
$82.58
€76.61
|
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