Cost of living comparison
Italy is 26.8% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Italy instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.20
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.71
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.94
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.86
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.30
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.26
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.72
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€121.23
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€37,050.30
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.56
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Dublin
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.91
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,067.54
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,804.17
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€211.88
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,292.64
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,899.51
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.57
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€4.00
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.16
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€47.07
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.13
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.88
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€38.18
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€90.52
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€93.71
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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