Cost of living comparison
London is 13.7% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in London instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.62
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Dublin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.81
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Dublin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.74
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
Dublin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 74.7% more for childcare
Dublin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.15
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Dublin
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.96
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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