Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 10.8% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.91
|
$15.95
A$23.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$9.97
A$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$2.58
A$3.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$2.10
A$3.13
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$2.77
A$4.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$5.64
A$8.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$5.64
A$8.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$4.04
A$6.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$3.87
A$5.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.46
A$2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.26
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.91
A$2.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.10
A$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.01
A$1.51
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$5.16
A$7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.45
|
$145.34
A$216.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
$29,050.15
A$43,351.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.26
|
$28.58
A$42.65
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.14
|
$52.02
A$77.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
$2,183.69
A$3,258.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
$1,498.67
A$2,236.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
$147.85
A$220.65
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
$2,085.41
A$3,112.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
$15,979.19
A$23,845.99
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$6.86
A$10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.33
A$4.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$33.23
A$49.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.38
|
$59.10
A$88.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$15.29
A$22.81
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Sydney
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
$74.81
A$111.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
$61.29
A$91.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
$110.17
A$164.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.34
|
$130.65
A$194.97
|
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