Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 18.4% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$129.96
€119.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$39,718.55
€36,531.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$22.04
€20.27
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$56.72
€52.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$2,216.44
€2,038.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$1,934.10
€1,778.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$227.14
€208.91
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$1,385.73
€1,274.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$10,612.44
€9,760.79
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$17.33
€15.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$50.46
€46.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$93.14
€85.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$97.04
€89.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$100.46
€92.40
|
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