Cost of living comparison
Germany is 18.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Germany instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.19
|
$12.84
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.10
|
$9.44
€8.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.28
|
$2.65
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.37
€2.18
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$2.00
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.71
|
$6.74
€6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.83
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.34
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.25
|
$8.31
€7.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€121.15
|
$73.47
€67.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€31,935.21
|
$27,050.12
€24,838.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.15
|
$21.90
€20.11
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€57.43
|
$37.93
€34.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,962.11
|
$759.74
€697.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,684.38
|
$577.93
€530.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€176.81
|
$202.18
€185.65
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,244.61
|
$325.78
€299.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,435.69
|
$11,890.74
€10,918.67
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.06
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.77
|
$3.27
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.65
|
$8.03
€7.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.16
|
$34.77
€31.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.11
|
$12.08
€11.09
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€83.22
|
$80.79
€74.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€35.97
|
$39.60
€36.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€89.68
|
$88.39
€81.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€97.87
|
$113.48
€104.20
|
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