Cost of living comparison

United States

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Ireland

Dublin vs. Mission Viejo Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 9.6% more expensive than Mission Viejo.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Dublin
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Dublin
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Dublin
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Dublin
Childcare: pay 99.1% more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Dublin
Clothing: pay 64.7% more in Dublin

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Mission Viejo. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Dublin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Dublin.

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Dublin vs. Mission Viejo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of Mission Viejo, you would:

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Mission Viejo	Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.50	$23.51 €21.10	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$13.44 €12.05	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.92 €2.62	+45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55	$2.20 €1.98	+42.2%
Average			+24.2%

Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Mission Viejo	Dublin
Bread 1 loaf	$3.90	$2.46 €2.21	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00	$5.02 €4.50	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.00	$6.21 €5.57	+55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50	$4.99 €4.47	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.21	$5.78 €5.19	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23	$1.26 €1.13	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69	$1.02 €0.91	+47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29	$1.24 €1.12	-3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.24	$2.38 €2.13	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99	$0.86 €0.77	-13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.94	$0.68 €0.61	-64.8%
Average			-14.1%

Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Mission Viejo	Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12	$8.04 €7.21	+57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$107.49 €96.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,499.00	$39,000.39 €34,989.20	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.36	$17.24 €15.47	-6.1%
Average			+30.1%

Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Mission Viejo	Dublin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.67	$52.20 €46.83	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,633.33	$2,465.66 €2,212.06	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,700.00	$2,216.84 €1,988.84	-17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.44	$212.35 €190.51	+12.7%
Average			-9.4%

Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of housing

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pay 99.1% more for childcare

	Mission Viejo	Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.83	$1,272.35 €1,141.49	+133.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,400.00	$14,285.84 €12,816.54	+70.1%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mission Viejo	Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$7.84 €7.03	+56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.47	$4.91 €4.41	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.86	$21.27 €19.09	+79.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$69.28 €62.15	+73.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$15.68 €14.06	+30.6%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 64.7% more for clothing

	Mission Viejo	Dublin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.44	$107.67 €96.59	+242.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.60	$50.46 €45.27	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00	$113.09 €101.46	+57.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.17	$130.45 €117.03	-6.3%
Average			+64.7%

Mission Viejo vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing

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