Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dublin vs. Rapid City Cost of Living Summary
Dublin is 54.7% more expensive than Rapid City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.9% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 0.2% more in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 66.2% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 89.2% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.8% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 24.2% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in Rapid City. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Dublin.
Dublin vs. Rapid City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dublin instead of Rapid City, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
|
Rapid City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$25.69
€22.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.43
|
$13.14
€11.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
|
$2.76
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
|
$2.30
€1.98
|
|
Rapid City vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Rapid City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$2.18
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$6.43
€5.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$6.77
€5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
|
$4.43
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
$5.41
€4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
|
$1.38
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.94
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.21
€1.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$2.55
€2.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
Rapid City vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Rapid City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$7.79
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$110.95
€95.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,500.00
|
$42,559.40
€36,550.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.07
|
$19.15
€16.45
|
|
Rapid City vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation
pay 66.2% more for housing
|
Rapid City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.00
|
$56.79
€48.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.00
|
$2,406.85
€2,067.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,138.80
|
$2,011.21
€1,727.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.52
|
$203.82
€175.04
|
|
Rapid City vs. Dublin - Cost of housing
pay 89.2% more for childcare
|
Rapid City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.00
|
$1,324.27
€1,137.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,401.84
€8,074.41
|
|
Rapid City vs. Dublin - Cost of childcare
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rapid City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$8.18
€7.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$4.77
€4.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$21.02
€18.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
|
$55.52
€47.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$15.18
€13.04
|
|
Rapid City vs. Dublin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Rapid City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$108.66
€93.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
|
$50.22
€43.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.33
|
$114.78
€98.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.00
|
$117.90
€101.26
|
|
Rapid City vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing
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