Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 44.1% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Montreal
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$25.03
|
$21.66
€19.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.86
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.11
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.22
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.56
|
$3.97
€3.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.99
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$4.14
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.68
|
$4.61
€4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.24
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.84
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.46
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 59.3% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.53
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$97.12
|
$129.96
€119.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$39,718.55
€36,585.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.77
|
$22.04
€20.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Montreal
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$60.29
|
$56.72
€52.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,663.11
|
$2,216.44
€2,041.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,292.57
|
$1,934.10
€1,781.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$85.51
|
$227.14
€209.22
|
|
pay 84.9% more for childcare
Montreal
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$899.74
|
$1,385.73
€1,276.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$9,067.98
|
$10,612.44
€9,775.19
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.51
|
$7.04
€6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.23
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$17.33
€15.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.57
|
$50.46
€46.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$14.08
€12.97
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$88.57
|
$93.14
€85.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.91
|
$40.93
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$119.63
|
$97.04
€89.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$147.68
|
$100.46
€92.53
|
|
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