Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 61.0% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.11
|
$21.99
€20.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.57
|
$10.99
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.62
|
$2.49
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.42
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$5.13
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$5.26
€4.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.10
|
$4.73
€4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.05
|
$7.90
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.38
|
$131.93
€121.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,267.95
|
$34,778.34
€31,935.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.19
|
$17.59
€16.15
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€36.70
|
$62.54
€57.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,241.71
|
$2,136.79
€1,962.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€801.35
|
$1,834.34
€1,684.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€95.64
|
$192.55
€176.81
|
|
pay 94.8% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€424.94
|
$1,355.42
€1,244.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,765.78
|
$10,275.73
€9,435.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.52
|
$6.60
€6.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$4.11
€3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.45
|
$17.04
€15.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.37
|
$50.27
€46.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.57
|
$13.19
€12.11
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€77.33
|
$90.63
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.40
|
$39.17
€35.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€76.51
|
$97.66
€89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€95.54
|
$106.59
€97.87
|
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