Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 22.7% more expensive than Edinburgh.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
Edinburgh
|
Dublin
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.92
|
$21.99
€20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.97
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
£1.69
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.16
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Edinburgh
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
£3.10
|
$5.13
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
£3.64
|
$5.26
€4.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
£2.01
|
$3.75
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
£2.61
|
$4.73
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
£0.37
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Edinburgh
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
£6.05
|
$7.90
€7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.68
|
$131.93
€123.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,463.05
£20,390.03
|
$34,778.34
€32,513.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.55
£14.85
|
$17.59
€16.45
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
Edinburgh
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.05
£28.07
|
$62.54
€58.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,259.44
£1,008.52
|
$2,136.79
€1,997.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.07
£751.18
|
$1,834.34
€1,714.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
£142.78
|
$192.55
€180.02
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Edinburgh
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,322.54
£1,059.05
|
$1,355.42
€1,267.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,752.23
£10,211.59
|
$10,275.73
€9,606.63
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Edinburgh
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.21
£4.97
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
£3.10
|
$4.11
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$17.04
€15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
£32.44
|
$50.27
€47.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Edinburgh
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.95
£69.62
|
$90.63
€84.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
£37.65
|
$39.17
€36.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.50
£70.87
|
$97.66
€91.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.61
£77.36
|
$106.59
€99.65
|
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