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Dublin vs. Mar Del Plata Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 3.4 times more expensive than Mar Del Plata.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% more in Dublin
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Dublin
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Dublin
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Dublin
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Dublin
Clothing: pay 35.7% more in Dublin

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Mar Del Plata. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dublin.

Dublin vs. Mar Del Plata Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of Mar Del Plata, you would:

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pay 67.5% more for restaurants

	Mar Del Plata	Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 ARS13,954.46	$25.69 €22.07	+166.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 ARS13,737.55	$13.14 €11.28	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 ARS2,837.89	$2.76 €2.37	+40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 ARS2,675.21	$2.30 €1.98	+24.5%
Average			+67.5%

Mar Del Plata vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Mar Del Plata	Dublin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.66 ARS2,407.69	$2.18 €1.87	+31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 ARS4,894.91	$6.43 €5.52	+89.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.11 ARS5,939.21	$6.77 €5.81	+64.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 ARS2,224.04	$4.43 €3.81	+188.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 ARS3,443.59	$5.41 €4.65	+127.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 ARS2,095.55	$1.38 €1.19	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 ARS1,413.51	$0.94 €0.81	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 ARS1,000.28	$1.21 €1.04	+75.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 ARS1,613.57	$2.55 €2.19	+128.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS822.09	$0.93 €0.80	+63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 ARS642.80	$0.75 €0.64	+67.9%
Average			+75.2%

Mar Del Plata vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Mar Del Plata	Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 ARS6,130.80	$7.79 €6.69	+83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ARS14,460.58	$110.95 €95.29	+1009.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,800.00 ARS40,200,423.80	$42,559.40 €36,550.48	+53.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.50 ARS10,845.44	$19.15 €16.45	+155.4%
Average			+325.4%

Mar Del Plata vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Mar Del Plata	Dublin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.25 ARS36,512.97	$56.79 €48.77	+124.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.75 ARS410,319.07	$2,406.85 €2,067.03	+748.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.75 ARS294,634.40	$2,011.21 €1,727.25	+887.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.26 ARS94,373.92	$203.82 €175.04	+212.3%
Average			+493.1%

Mar Del Plata vs. Dublin - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Mar Del Plata	Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 ARS231,369.35	$1,324.27 €1,137.30	+727.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,200.00 ARS4,627,386.91	$9,401.84 €8,074.41	+193.8%
Average			+460.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mar Del Plata	Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	$8.18 €7.02	+133.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 ARS3,988.71	$4.77 €4.10	+73.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	$21.02 €18.05	+500.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.25 ARS32,174.80	$55.52 €47.68	+149.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 ARS7,953.32	$15.18 €13.04	+176.1%
Average			+206.6%

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pay 35.7% more for clothing

	Mar Del Plata	Dublin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.75 ARS115,323.16	$108.66 €93.32	+36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	$50.22 €43.13	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 ARS120,504.87	$114.78 €98.57	+37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	$117.90 €101.26	+88.6%
Average			+35.7%

Mar Del Plata vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing

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