Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.2 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$165.71
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.28
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$462.85
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,063.78
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,142.33
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$523.72
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$468.08
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$344.33
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.08
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$266.26
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$180.55
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.37
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$145.63
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$796.96
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,664.11
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,179,031.96
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,428.31
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kingston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,881.10
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,683.52
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,876.11
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,911.12
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,577.30
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$348,428.75
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$334.70
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$568.17
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,441.77
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,488.45
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,544.76
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,958.35
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,002.07
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,491.48
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,263.86
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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