Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dublin vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary
Dublin is 66.4% more expensive than Turku.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.0% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 19.1% more in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 15.9% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.2% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 22.9% more in Dublin
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Dublin are more expensive than in Turku. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Dublin.
Dublin vs. Turku Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dublin instead of Turku, you would:
pay 27.0% more for restaurants
|
Turku
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.35
€14.04
|
$25.69
€22.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.03
|
$13.14
€11.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€1.94
|
$2.76
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
€1.70
|
$2.30
€1.98
|
|
Turku vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Turku
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
€2.24
|
$2.18
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.30
|
$6.43
€5.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.07
€4.35
|
$6.77
€5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€2.88
|
$4.43
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.39
€6.35
|
$5.41
€4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.94
|
$1.38
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.81
|
$0.94
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.78
|
$1.21
€1.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.66
|
$2.55
€2.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.64
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
Turku vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries
pay 15.9% more for transportation
|
Turku
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.96
€6.83
|
$7.79
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.24
€55.17
|
$110.95
€95.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,718.86
€33,252.18
|
$42,559.40
€36,550.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.07
€19.81
|
$19.15
€16.45
|
|
Turku vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Turku
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€19.78
|
$56.79
€48.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$845.96
€726.52
|
$2,406.85
€2,067.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$656.02
€563.40
|
$2,011.21
€1,727.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.89
€127.01
|
$203.82
€175.04
|
|
Turku vs. Dublin - Cost of housing
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Turku
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.28
€273.34
|
$1,324.27
€1,137.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,087.96
€3,510.79
|
$9,401.84
€8,074.41
|
|
Turku vs. Dublin - Cost of childcare
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turku
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.18
€7.02
|
$8.18
€7.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
€4.37
|
$4.77
€4.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
€11.02
|
$21.02
€18.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.67
€41.80
|
$55.52
€47.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.69
€16.05
|
$15.18
€13.04
|
|
Turku vs. Dublin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.9% more for clothing
|
Turku
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.76
€70.22
|
$108.66
€93.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.11
€32.73
|
$50.22
€43.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.61
€81.25
|
$114.78
€98.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.89
€96.10
|
$117.90
€101.26
|
|
Turku vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing
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