Cost of living comparison

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Strasbourg vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Strasbourg is 26.9% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 11.5% less in Strasbourg
Groceries
pay 14.0% more in Strasbourg
Transportation
pay 13.5% less in Strasbourg
Housing
pay 55.6% less in Strasbourg
Childcare
pay 3.1% less in Strasbourg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.8% less in Strasbourg
Clothing
pay 2.9% more in Strasbourg

The cost of groceries and clothing in Strasbourg are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Strasbourg.

Strasbourg vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Strasbourg instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 11.5% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Strasbourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $23.51
€21.10
$16.80
€15.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.44
€12.05
$13.44
€12.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.92
€2.62
$3.33
€2.98

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pay 14.0% more for groceries

 
Dublin
Strasbourg
Bread
1 loaf
$2.46
€2.21
$1.91
€1.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.02
€4.50
$16.46
€14.77
Milk (1 gallon) $6.21
€5.57
$5.11
€4.58

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Strasbourg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.04
€7.21
$8.28
€7.43
Monthly public transit pass $107.49
€96.44
$62.71
€56.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,000.39
€34,989.20
$34,599.83
€31,041.24

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pay 55.6% less for housing

 
Dublin
Strasbourg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.20
€46.83
$32.75
€29.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,465.66
€2,212.06
$994.82
€892.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,216.84
€1,988.84
$722.35
€648.06

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Strasbourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,272.35
€1,141.49
$1,073.08
€962.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.84
€12,816.54
$15,889.05
€14,254.86

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Strasbourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.84
€7.03
$7.84
€7.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.91
€4.41
$4.48
€4.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.27
€19.09
$13.72
€12.31

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

 
Dublin
Strasbourg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$107.67
€96.59
$114.77
€102.97
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.46
€45.27
$48.99
€43.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$113.09
€101.46
$111.97
€100.46

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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