Cost of living comparison

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Trier vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Trier is 7.3% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 13.5% more in Trier
Groceries
pay 6.0% less in Trier
Transportation
pay 9.9% more in Trier
Housing
pay 18.2% less in Trier
Childcare
pay 60.5% less in Trier
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.2% less in Trier
Clothing
pay 32.4% more in Trier

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

Trier vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.5% more for restaurants

 
Dublin
Trier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.69
€22.30
$17.52
€15.21
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.14
€11.41
$14.02
€12.17
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.40
$3.33
€2.89

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Trier
Bread
1 loaf
$2.18
€1.89
$2.29
€1.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
€5.58
$7.36
€6.38
Milk (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.87
$4.80
€4.17

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

 
Dublin
Trier
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.79
€6.76
$7.65
€6.64
Monthly public transit pass $110.95
€96.31
$62.49
€54.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,559.40
€36,942.33
$32,703.71
€28,387.41

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pay 18.2% less for housing

 
Dublin
Trier
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.79
€49.29
$44.85
€38.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,406.85
€2,089.19
$677.43
€588.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,011.21
€1,745.77
$729.99
€633.65

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Trier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,324.27
€1,149.49
$550.90
€478.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,401.84
€8,160.97
$3,503.97
€3,041.51

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Trier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.10
$5.84
€5.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.77
€4.14
$4.86
€4.22
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.02
€18.25
$9.58
€8.31

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

 
Dublin
Trier
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.66
€94.32
$116.21
€100.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.22
€43.59
$62.29
€54.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.78
€99.63
$145.71
€126.48

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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