Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 85.3% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Spain, you would:
pay 40.9% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
Spain
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$5.13
€4.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$4.73
€4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$7.90
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$131.93
€121.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$34,778.34
€32,029.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$17.59
€16.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Spain
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$62.54
€57.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$2,136.79
€1,967.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$1,834.34
€1,689.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$192.55
€177.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$1,355.42
€1,248.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$10,275.73
€9,463.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$17.04
€15.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$50.27
€46.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Spain
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$90.63
€83.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$39.17
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$97.66
€89.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$106.59
€98.16
|
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