Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ireland
  3. Dublin
  4. United Kingdom
  5. London
  6. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
GBP

London is 9.1% more expensive than Dublin.

If you lived in London instead of Dublin, you would:
local_dining

pay 11.7% less for restaurants

  Dublin help_outline London help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.68
€15.51
$19.48
£15.05
+10.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.02
€8.79
$7.79
£6.02
-22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.19
€1.92
$1.86
£1.44
-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.83
€1.60
$1.47
£1.14
-19.5%
Average -11.7%
Dublin vs. London - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 12.6% less for groceries

  Dublin help_outline London help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.74
€1.53
$1.35
£1.04
-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
€5.23
$4.52
£3.49
-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€3.94
$4.71
£3.64
+4.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.58
€3.14
$2.78
£2.15
-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.61
€4.04
$3.74
£2.89
-18.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.23
€1.08
$1.29
£1.00
+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.04
€0.91
$0.72
£0.56
-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.27
€1.12
$1.20
£0.93
-5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.43
€1.25
$1.44
£1.11
+0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.88
€0.77
$0.69
£0.54
-21.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.69
€0.61
$0.67
£0.52
-3.2%
Average -12.6%
Dublin vs. London - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 7.6% more for transportation

  Dublin help_outline London help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.31
€5.53
$6.20
£4.79
-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass $165.04
€144.72
$194.84
£150.54
+18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,239.94
€27,394.34
$27,689.74
£21,393.65
-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.86
€16.54
$23.64
£18.27
+25.3%
Average +7.6%
Dublin vs. London - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 0.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $60.97
€53.47
$40.74
£31.48
-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,986.67
€1,742.12
$2,248.15
£1,736.96
+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,628.35
€1,427.90
$1,623.08
£1,254.02
-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $144.71
€126.89
$169.35
£130.84
+17.0%
Average -0.8%
Dublin vs. London - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 76.0% more for childcare

  Dublin help_outline London help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,255.86
€1,101.27
$1,865.81
£1,441.56
+48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,477.87
€10,064.95
$23,333.34
£18,027.80
+103.3%
Average +76.0%
Dublin vs. London - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.48
€5.69
$6.49
£5.02
+0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.90
€3.42
$3.91
£3.02
+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $15.91
€13.96
$15.59
£12.04
-2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $47.91
€42.01
$55.64
£42.99
+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $14.15
€12.40
$16.89
£13.05
+19.4%
Average +6.8%
Dublin vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 1.9% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $94.75
€83.09
$86.79
£67.06
-8.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.48
€36.38
$42.73
£33.02
+3.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.40
€87.16
$90.85
£70.20
-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $110.10
€96.55
$117.19
£90.54
+6.4%
Average -1.9%
Dublin vs. London - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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