Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Dublin, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Dublin
|
Kingston
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.31
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Dublin
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.76
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.88
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.39
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dublin
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.33
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€122.40
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,265.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.32
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Dublin
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,982.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,701.80
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€178.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dublin
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,257.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,533.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.12
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.81
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.81
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.64
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dublin
|
Kingston
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.08
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.34
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€90.61
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.88
|
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