Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Canada

New Westminster vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 28.5% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% less in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in New Westminster
Housing: pay 38.6% less in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 40.2% less in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% less in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in New Westminster

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in New Westminster.

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New Westminster vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Westminster instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Dublin	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €21.10	$19.29 CA$27.23	-18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$10.16 CA$14.35	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.62	$1.91 CA$2.69	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.98	$1.59 CA$2.24	-27.9%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Dublin	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.21	$2.39 CA$3.37	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.50	$5.48 CA$7.74	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.57	$6.82 CA$9.63	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.47	$3.11 CA$4.39	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.19	$6.99 CA$9.86	+20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.69 CA$2.39	+34.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.65 CA$0.92	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.12	$1.68 CA$2.37	+35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.13	$1.62 CA$2.29	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.08 CA$1.52	+26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.99 CA$1.40	+44.8%
Average			+2.2%

Dublin vs. New Westminster - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Dublin	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$4.83 CA$6.82	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €96.44	$91.18 CA$128.71	-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,989.20	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.47	$16.13 CA$22.77	-6.5%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Dublin	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.83	$64.13 CA$90.53	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,212.06	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,988.84	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €190.51	$106.52 CA$150.37	-49.8%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 40.2% less for childcare

	Dublin	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,141.49	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,816.54	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-41.1%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.03	$5.96 CA$8.42	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.41	$3.51 CA$4.95	-28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €19.09	$15.43 CA$21.78	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €62.15	$32.96 CA$46.53	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$11.92 CA$16.83	-23.9%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Dublin	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €96.59	$51.90 CA$73.27	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €45.27	$41.21 CA$58.17	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €101.46	$79.26 CA$111.88	-29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €117.03	$96.44 CA$136.14	-26.1%
Average			-32.8%

Dublin vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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