Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 33.5% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr209.96
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr125.98
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.82
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.15
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.69
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.22
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.08
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.52
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr64.97
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.71
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.89
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.83
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.87
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.21
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Oslo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.03
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr854.55
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr367,434.80
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr230.96
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
Oslo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr438.91
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,426.30
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,504.78
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,733.49
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,431.58
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,587.67
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr104.98
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.67
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.47
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr460.67
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr167.97
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr865.83
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.07
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,078.58
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,143.29
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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