Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 91.2% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$5.13
€4.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
$4.73
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Victoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$7.90
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
$131.93
€122.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$34,778.34
€32,296.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$17.59
€16.34
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Victoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$62.54
€58.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
$2,136.79
€1,984.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
$1,834.34
€1,703.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
$192.55
€178.82
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$1,355.42
€1,258.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
$10,275.73
€9,542.56
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
$4.11
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
$17.04
€15.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
$50.27
€46.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
$90.63
€84.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
$39.17
€36.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
$97.66
€90.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$106.59
€98.98
|
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