Cost of living comparison

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Dublin vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 86.3% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Dublin
Groceries
pay 25.7% less in Dublin
Transportation
pay 55.7% more in Dublin
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Dublin
Childcare
pay 9.9 times more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 69.3% more in Dublin
Clothing
pay 84.5% more in Dublin

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Dublin are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Dublin.

Dublin vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of St. George's, you would:

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
St. George's
Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$23.51
€20.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$13.44
€11.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$2.92
€2.60

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Dublin
Bread
1 loaf
$2.38
EC$6.44
$2.46
€2.19
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
EC$18.74
$5.02
€4.47
Milk (1 gallon) $15.41
EC$41.64
$6.21
€5.52

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pay 55.7% more for transportation

 
St. George's
Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.28
EC$14.26
$8.04
€7.15
Monthly public transit pass $64.35
EC$173.91
$107.49
€95.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
$39,000.39
€34,711.75

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
St. George's
Dublin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.94
EC$137.67
$52.20
€46.46
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
$2,465.66
€2,194.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $437.86
EC$1,183.33
$2,216.84
€1,973.07

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pay 9.9 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$1,272.35
€1,132.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$14,285.84
€12,714.91

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pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.78
EC$7.50
$7.84
€6.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
EC$11.83
$4.91
€4.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $21.27
€18.94

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pay 84.5% more for clothing

 
St. George's
Dublin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.15
EC$95.00
$107.67
€95.83
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$50.46
€44.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$50.57
EC$136.67
$113.09
€100.66

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