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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 4.9% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 61.5% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in Kingston Upon Thames

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Kingston Upon Thames are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Kingston Upon Thames.

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €22.07	$17.36 £13.01	-32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.28	$10.02 £7.51	-23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.37	$2.30 £1.73	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.98	$1.33 £1.00	-42.1%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Dublin	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.87	$1.41 £1.06	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.52	$4.07 £3.05	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.81	$5.98 £4.48	-11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.81	$3.67 £2.75	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.65	$3.68 £2.76	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.37 £1.03	-0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.68 £0.51	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.31 £0.99	+8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.19	$0.96 £0.72	-62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$0.68 £0.51	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$0.69 £0.52	-7.7%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Dublin	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.69	$7.18 £5.38	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €95.29	$42.73 £32.03	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,550.48	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.45	$14.69 £11.01	-23.3%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Dublin	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.77	$36.50 £27.36	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,067.03	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,727.25	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	-8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €175.04	$276.32 £207.13	+35.6%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 61.5% more for childcare

	Dublin	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,137.30	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	+38.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,074.41	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	+84.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$6.68 £5.01	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.10	$4.67 £3.50	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €18.05	$20.03 £15.02	-4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.68	$77.01 £57.73	+38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.04	$20.03 £15.02	+31.9%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Dublin	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €93.32	$86.80 £65.07	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €43.13	$40.06 £30.03	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.57	$80.13 £60.06	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €101.26	$96.82 £72.58	-17.9%
Average			-22.1%

Dublin vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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