Cost of living comparison

United States

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Ireland

Dublin vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 49.0% more expensive than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% more in Dublin
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Dublin
Transportation: pay 74.3% more in Dublin
Housing: pay 99.9% more in Dublin
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in Dublin
Clothing: pay 38.2% more in Dublin

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

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Dublin vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of Fort Wayne, you would:

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pay 39.8% more for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$23.51 €20.93	+56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$13.44 €11.96	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26	$2.92 €2.60	+29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12	$2.20 €1.96	+3.6%
Average			+39.8%

Fort Wayne vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Dublin
Bread 1 loaf	$3.12	$2.46 €2.19	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58	$5.02 €4.47	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.82	$6.21 €5.52	+119.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74	$4.99 €4.44	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33	$5.78 €5.15	+33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.26 €1.12	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50	$1.02 €0.90	+103.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70	$1.24 €1.11	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02	$2.38 €2.11	+17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07	$0.86 €0.76	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32	$0.68 €0.61	-48.3%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.60	$8.04 €7.15	+123.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.00	$107.49 €95.67	+168.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,915.00	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$17.24 €15.35	+11.8%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 99.9% more for housing

	Fort Wayne	Dublin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.00	$52.20 €46.46	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,210.00	$2,465.66 €2,194.52	+103.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$892.33	$2,216.84 €1,973.07	+148.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.91	$212.35 €189.00	+39.8%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,372.22	$1,272.35 €1,132.44	-7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$14,285.84 €12,714.91	-28.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$7.84 €6.98	+74.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55	$4.91 €4.37	+8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.69	$21.27 €18.94	+144.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$69.28 €61.66	+38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$15.68 €13.95	+20.6%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 38.2% more for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Dublin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.33	$107.67 €95.83	+101.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$50.46 €44.91	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33	$113.09 €100.66	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$130.45 €116.10	+37.3%
Average			+38.2%

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