Cost of living comparison

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Windsor vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Windsor is 8.3% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 5.3% less in Windsor
Groceries
pay 8.4% less in Windsor
Transportation
pay 22.2% less in Windsor
Housing
pay 1.9% less in Windsor
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Windsor
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.0% more in Windsor
Clothing
pay 13.6% less in Windsor

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

Windsor vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.3% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Windsor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.69
€22.34
$25.39
£19.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.14
€11.42
$9.35
£7.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.40
$3.01
£2.27

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pay 8.4% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Windsor
Bread
1 loaf
$2.18
€1.90
$1.78
£1.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
€5.59
$4.45
£3.36
Milk (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.89
$5.44
£4.10

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Windsor
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.79
€6.77
$7.18
£5.41
Monthly public transit pass $110.95
€96.48
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,559.40
€37,006.76
$33,408.84
£25,182.38

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pay 1.9% less for housing

 
Dublin
Windsor
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.79
€49.38
$45.44
£34.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,406.85
€2,092.84
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,011.21
€1,748.81
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Dublin
Windsor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,324.27
€1,151.50
$2,138.17
£1,611.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,401.84
€8,175.20
$24,054.36
£18,131.31

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Windsor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.11
$5.68
£4.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.77
€4.15
$4.81
£3.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.02
€18.28
$23.39
£17.63

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Windsor
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.66
€94.48
$106.91
£80.58
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.22
€43.67
$42.76
£32.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.78
€99.80
$86.86
£65.47

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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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