Cost of living comparison
Rome is 26.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Rome instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.28
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.33
|
$2.23
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.84
|
$1.12
€1.06
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.41
|
$7.00
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.03
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.99
|
$3.76
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.39
|
$4.89
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.81
|
$7.15
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.60
|
$37.51
€35.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,185.48
|
$26,794.08
€25,347.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.04
|
$17.15
€16.22
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.80
|
$29.46
€27.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,022.87
|
$1,180.31
€1,116.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,728.49
|
$763.10
€721.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.06
|
$167.26
€158.24
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,237.39
|
$508.83
€481.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,125.27
|
$10,490.67
€9,924.48
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.10
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.10
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.73
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.22
|
$58.31
€55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.18
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€90.88
|
$65.43
€61.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.88
|
$30.74
€29.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.45
|
$77.17
€73.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.10
|
$102.32
€96.80
|
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