Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 38.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,675
|
$21.44
€20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,336
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK388
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK279
|
$1.95
€1.84
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,002
|
$3.60
€3.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK828
|
$5.32
€5.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK747
|
$4.22
€3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,173
|
$4.64
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK169
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK142
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,153
|
$7.19
€6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,828
|
$123.25
€116.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,606,292
|
$39,306.91
€37,185.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,038
|
$26.47
€25.04
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
Iceland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,951
|
$55.82
€52.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,429
|
$2,138.28
€2,022.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,513
|
$1,827.10
€1,728.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,999
|
$214.65
€203.06
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,596
|
$1,307.98
€1,237.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK826,452
|
$9,645.87
€9,125.27
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,267
|
$7.50
€7.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK641
|
$4.33
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,621
|
$17.68
€16.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,474
|
$56.25
€53.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,978
|
$13.93
€13.18
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,336
|
$96.07
€90.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,230
|
$41.10
€38.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,406
|
$97.72
€92.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,438
|
$114.27
€108.10
|
|
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