Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 35.4% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
ISK2,758
|
$21.44
€20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.02
ISK2,484
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
ISK435
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
ISK301
|
$1.95
€1.84
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
ISK498
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.76
ISK1,070
|
$3.60
€3.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
ISK883
|
$5.32
€5.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
ISK794
|
$4.22
€3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.45
ISK1,303
|
$4.64
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
ISK193
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK307
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
ISK198
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK129
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.50
ISK1,172
|
$7.19
€6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.95
ISK10,335
|
$123.25
€116.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,450.45
ISK5,853,068
|
$39,306.91
€37,185.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.05
ISK3,316
|
$26.47
€25.04
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
ISK9,633
|
$55.82
€52.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,971.17
ISK271,785
|
$2,138.28
€2,022.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.44
ISK248,658
|
$1,827.10
€1,728.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.95
ISK7,439
|
$214.65
€203.06
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.14
ISK34,765
|
$1,307.98
€1,237.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK826,452
|
$9,645.87
€9,125.27
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.81
ISK1,491
|
$7.50
€7.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
ISK731
|
$4.33
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
ISK1,688
|
$17.68
€16.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.95
ISK9,644
|
$56.25
€53.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
ISK2,037
|
$13.93
€13.18
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.97
ISK15,025
|
$96.07
€90.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.72
ISK6,855
|
$41.10
€38.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.85
ISK20,938
|
$97.72
€92.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.16
ISK26,770
|
$114.27
€108.10
|
|
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