Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 30.1% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 41.6% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Iceland
Childcare: pay 75.9% more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 46.9% more in Iceland

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Iceland are more expensive than in Dublin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Iceland.

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Iceland vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.0% more for restaurants

	Dublin	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €22.12	$26.52 ISK3,215	+3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.31	$21.32 ISK2,584	+62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.38	$3.11 ISK377	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.98	$2.72 ISK330	+18.1%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

	Dublin	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.88	$3.80 ISK461	+74.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.53	$9.44 ISK1,144	+46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.83	$7.78 ISK943	+14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.82	$6.71 ISK813	+51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.66	$11.22 ISK1,360	+107.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.50 ISK181	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.15 ISK139	+22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.41 ISK171	+16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.19	$2.34 ISK284	-8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$1.65 ISK200	+77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$1.09 ISK133	+46.5%
Average			+41.6%

Dublin vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Dublin	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.70	$9.65 ISK1,170	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €95.53	$79.56 ISK9,646	-28.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,644.92	$49,144.25 ISK6M	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.49	$25.55 ISK3,098	+33.4%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Dublin	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.89	$95.65 ISK11,596	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,072.37	$2,289.17 ISK278K	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,731.71	$1,830.04 ISK222K	-9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €175.50	$65.15 ISK7,899	-68.0%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 75.9% more for childcare

	Dublin	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,140.24	$334.67 ISK40,575	-74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,095.27	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+226.6%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.04	$11.14 ISK1,351	+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.11	$5.62 ISK682	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €18.10	$13.90 ISK1,685	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.80	$78.17 ISK9,478	+40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.07	$16.75 ISK2,031	+10.3%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

	Dublin	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €93.56	$130.91 ISK15,871	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €43.24	$61.83 ISK7,496	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.83	$163.81 ISK19,861	+42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €101.52	$237.31 ISK28,772	+101.3%
Average			+46.9%

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