Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 10.8% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 94.6% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Singapore
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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