Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 85.3% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr131.19
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr90.82
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.16
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr21.50
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr29.76
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr53.25
|
$5.13
€4.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr59.28
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr41.17
|
$3.75
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr56.97
|
$4.73
€4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.45
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.58
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.08
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr19.68
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr6.81
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.54
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Stockholm
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr83.77
|
$7.90
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr978.85
|
$131.93
€121.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr302,738.65
|
$34,778.34
€32,029.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr321.91
|
$17.59
€16.20
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr345.35
|
$62.54
€57.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,286.86
|
$2,136.79
€1,967.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr10,957.97
|
$1,834.34
€1,689.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr993.09
|
$192.55
€177.33
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,416.51
|
$1,355.42
€1,248.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr88,298.77
|
$10,275.73
€9,463.43
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr75.68
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr41.37
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr70.64
|
$17.04
€15.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr472.11
|
$50.27
€46.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr151.37
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr906.72
|
$90.63
€83.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr423.83
|
$39.17
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,034.35
|
$97.66
€89.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,375.40
|
$106.59
€98.16
|
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