Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 4.0 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
$5.13
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
$4.73
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
$7.90
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
$131.93
€122.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
$34,778.34
€32,296.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
$62.54
€58.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
$2,136.79
€1,984.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
$1,834.34
€1,703.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
$192.55
€178.82
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
$1,355.42
€1,258.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
$10,275.73
€9,542.56
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
$4.11
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$17.04
€15.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
$50.27
€46.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 84.2% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
$90.63
€84.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
$39.17
€36.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
$97.66
€90.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
$106.59
€98.98
|
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