Cost of living comparison

Ireland

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Monaco

Monte Carlo vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Monte Carlo is 59.7% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 59.4% more in Monte Carlo
Groceries: pay 95.9% more in Monte Carlo
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Monte Carlo
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Monte Carlo
Childcare: pay 82.0% more in Monte Carlo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.1% more in Monte Carlo
Clothing: pay 86.2% more in Monte Carlo

The cost of groceries, clothing, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Monte Carlo are more expensive than in Dublin. Notably, groceries, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Monte Carlo.

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Monte Carlo vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monte Carlo instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 59.4% more for restaurants

	Dublin	Monte Carlo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.99	$41.99 €37.48	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$11.20 €9.99	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.60	$8.96 €8.00	+207.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.97	$10.56 €9.43	+379.8%
Average			+59.4%

Dublin vs. Monte Carlo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.9% more for groceries

	Dublin	Monte Carlo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.19	$5.04 €4.50	+104.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.48	$10.64 €9.49	+112.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.54	$8.48 €7.57	+36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$4.70 €4.20	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.16	$7.62 €6.80	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$2.79 €2.49	+121.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$3.30 €2.95	+225.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$2.17 €1.94	+74.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.12	$3.81 €3.40	+60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$2.54 €2.27	+196.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$2.54 €2.27	+272.1%
Average			+95.9%

Dublin vs. Monte Carlo - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Dublin	Monte Carlo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.17	$9.20 €8.21	+14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.94	$37.51 €33.48	-65.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,809.33	$54,374.36 €48,531.18	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.39	$23.51 €20.99	+36.4%
Average			-8.2%

Dublin vs. Monte Carlo - Cost of transportation

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Dublin	Monte Carlo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.59	$96.30 €85.95	+84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,200.69	$2,799.34 €2,498.52	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,978.62	$5,337.22 €4,763.67	+140.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €189.53	$410.15 €366.08	+93.2%
Average			+70.2%

Dublin vs. Monte Carlo - Cost of housing

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pay 82.0% more for childcare

	Dublin	Monte Carlo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,135.62	$3,583.15 €3,198.10	+181.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,750.65	$16,796.03 €14,991.10	+17.6%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Monte Carlo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$10.08 €8.99	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.38	$4.20 €3.75	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.99	$12.32 €10.99	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.83	$531.87 €474.72	+667.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$17.92 €15.99	+14.3%
Average			+66.1%

Dublin vs. Monte Carlo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 86.2% more for clothing

	Dublin	Monte Carlo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €96.10	$223.95 €199.88	+108.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €45.04	$78.38 €69.96	+55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.94	$195.95 €174.90	+73.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €116.43	$279.93 €249.85	+114.6%
Average			+86.2%

Dublin vs. Monte Carlo - Cost of clothing

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