Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 27.4% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Dublin instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.42
|
$21.99
€20.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
$10.99
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.45
|
$2.49
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.83
|
$5.13
€4.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.67
|
$5.26
€4.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.48
|
$4.73
€4.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.82
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.78
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.92
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.45
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.74
|
$7.90
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£71.97
|
$131.93
€121.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
$34,778.34
€31,935.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.80
|
$17.59
€16.15
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
$62.54
€57.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
$2,136.79
€1,962.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£656.81
|
$1,834.34
€1,684.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
$192.55
€176.81
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
$1,355.42
€1,244.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
$10,275.73
€9,435.69
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.89
|
$6.60
€6.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.82
|
$4.11
€3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
$17.04
€15.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£32.81
|
$50.27
€46.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.40
|
$13.19
€12.11
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
$90.63
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
$39.17
€35.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
$97.66
€89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£63.49
|
$106.59
€97.87
|
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