Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 24.9% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Hamilton
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 21.7% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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