Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dublin vs. Mission Viejo Cost of Living Summary
Dublin is 8.1% more expensive than Mission Viejo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.2% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 11.1% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 51.1% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 23.4% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.5% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Dublin are more expensive than in Mission Viejo. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Dublin.
Dublin vs. Mission Viejo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dublin instead of Mission Viejo, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Mission Viejo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$25.69
€21.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$13.14
€11.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.76
€2.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.30
€1.96
|
|
Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Mission Viejo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.41
|
$2.18
€1.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.43
€5.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$6.77
€5.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
|
$4.43
€3.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.41
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
€1.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$2.55
€2.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries
pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Mission Viejo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$7.79
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$110.95
€94.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,559.40
€36,260.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.15
€16.32
|
|
Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Mission Viejo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$150.00
|
$56.79
€48.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,633.33
|
$2,406.85
€2,050.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,700.00
|
$2,011.21
€1,713.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.82
|
$203.82
€173.66
|
|
Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mission Viejo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,324.27
€1,128.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,401.84
€8,010.43
|
Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of childcare
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mission Viejo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$8.18
€6.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.75
|
$4.77
€4.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$21.02
€17.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
|
$55.52
€47.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$15.18
€12.94
|
|
Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mission Viejo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$108.66
€92.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.22
€42.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.78
€97.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.90
€100.45
|
Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing
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