Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 16.7% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Kingstown
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.54
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.32
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 74.4% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.91
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Dublin
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.24
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Dublin
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.16
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.96
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.56
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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