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L'hospitalet De Llobregat vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

L'hospitalet De Llobregat is 31.1% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Groceries: pay 18.8% less in L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Housing: pay 43.7% less in L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Childcare: pay 43.0% less in L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% less in L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in L'hospitalet De Llobregat

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in L'hospitalet De Llobregat.

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L'hospitalet De Llobregat vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in L'hospitalet De Llobregat instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Dublin	L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.89	$17.92 €15.92	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.94	$12.32 €10.94	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.59	$2.54 €2.26	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$1.91 €1.70	-13.2%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

	Dublin	L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.18	$1.34 €1.19	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.46	$5.60 €4.97	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.51	$4.75 €4.22	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.43	$3.58 €3.18	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.14	$4.13 €3.67	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.14 €1.02	-9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.91 €0.81	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.85 €0.75	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.11	$1.18 €1.05	-50.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.76 €0.67	-11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.82 €0.73	+20.2%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Dublin	L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.14	$6.74 €5.99	-16.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.49	$25.53 €22.68	-76.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,645.45	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.32	$13.92 €12.36	-19.3%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 43.7% less for housing

	Dublin	L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.37	$34.04 €30.24	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,190.33	$1,351.15 €1,200.27	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,969.30	$933.11 €828.92	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €188.64	$134.15 €119.17	-36.8%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 43.0% less for childcare

	Dublin	L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,130.27	$580.86 €516.00	-54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,690.62	$9,742.71 €8,654.80	-31.8%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €6.96	$3.36 €2.98	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.36	$2.70 €2.40	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.90	$6.72 €5.97	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.54	$33.03 €29.34	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.93	$10.92 €9.70	-30.4%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Dublin	L'hospitalet De Llobregat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €95.64	$87.34 €77.59	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €44.82	$39.19 €34.81	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.46	$95.88 €85.18	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €115.88	$117.57 €104.44	-9.9%
Average			-16.6%

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