Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Switzerland

Winterthur vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Winterthur is 23.6% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% more in Winterthur
Groceries: pay 53.0% more in Winterthur
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in Winterthur
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Winterthur
Childcare: pay 79.1% more in Winterthur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Winterthur
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Winterthur

The cost of clothing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Winterthur are more expensive than in Dublin. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Winterthur.

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Winterthur vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.1% more for restaurants

	Dublin	Winterthur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €21.10	$30.00 CHF24.59	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$18.00 CHF14.76	+34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.62	$5.40 CHF4.43	+85.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.98	$4.80 CHF3.94	+118.0%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 53.0% more for groceries

	Dublin	Winterthur
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.21	$3.82 CHF3.14	+55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.50	$16.11 CHF13.21	+221.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.57	$8.32 CHF6.82	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.47	$7.30 CHF5.98	+46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.19	$13.30 CHF10.90	+129.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$1.91 CHF1.56	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.98 CHF0.80	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.12	$1.44 CHF1.18	+15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.13	$3.09 CHF2.54	+30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$1.11 CHF0.91	+29.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$1.15 CHF0.94	+68.6%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Dublin	Winterthur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$8.52 CHF6.99	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €96.44	$94.80 CHF77.72	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,989.20	$42,598.89 CHF34,923.59	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.47	$32.28 CHF26.46	+87.2%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Dublin	Winterthur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.83	$77.20 CHF63.29	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,212.06	$2,291.94 CHF1,878.99	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,988.84	$1,670.36 CHF1,369.40	-24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €190.51	$321.17 CHF263.30	+51.2%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 79.1% more for childcare

	Dublin	Winterthur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,141.49	$1,799.95 CHF1,475.64	+41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,816.54	$32,399.16 CHF26,561.61	+126.8%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Winterthur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.03	$8.40 CHF6.89	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.41	$6.00 CHF4.92	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €19.09	$10.80 CHF8.85	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €62.15	$81.00 CHF66.40	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$27.60 CHF22.63	+76.1%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Dublin	Winterthur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €96.59	$180.00 CHF147.56	+67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €45.27	$141.00 CHF115.59	+179.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €101.46	$197.99 CHF162.32	+75.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €117.03	$449.99 CHF368.91	+245.0%
Average			+130.5%

Dublin vs. Winterthur - Cost of clothing

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