Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 33.8% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,516
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,137
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr347
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr277
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr466
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr984
|
$5.13
€4.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr806
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr771
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,105
|
$4.73
€4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr303
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,217
|
$7.90
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,965
|
$131.93
€121.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241
|
$34,778.34
€32,029.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,026
|
$17.59
€16.20
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,757
|
$62.54
€57.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,597
|
$2,136.79
€1,967.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,671
|
$1,834.34
€1,689.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,479
|
$192.55
€177.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,623
|
$1,355.42
€1,248.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr828,444
|
$10,275.73
€9,463.43
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,295
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr619
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,594
|
$17.04
€15.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,204
|
$50.27
€46.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,868
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,791
|
$90.63
€83.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,937
|
$39.17
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,836
|
$97.66
€89.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,956
|
$106.59
€98.16
|
|
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