Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dublin vs. Watertown Cost of Living Summary
Dublin is 36.5% more expensive than Watertown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.5% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 13.1% more in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 71.2% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 89.1% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 32.6% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.1% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 48.0% more in Dublin
The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Dublin are more expensive than in Watertown. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
Dublin vs. Watertown Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dublin instead of Watertown, you would:
pay 30.5% more for restaurants
|
Watertown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$25.69
€22.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.14
€11.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$2.76
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.30
€1.99
|
|
Watertown vs. Dublin - Cost of restaurants
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Watertown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
|
$2.18
€1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
|
$6.43
€5.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.50
|
$6.77
€5.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
|
$4.43
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$5.41
€4.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.38
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.94
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.21
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$2.55
€2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
Watertown vs. Dublin - Cost of groceries
pay 71.2% more for transportation
|
Watertown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
|
$7.79
€6.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.00
|
$110.95
€95.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,344.69
|
$42,559.40
€36,700.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.20
|
$19.15
€16.52
|
|
Watertown vs. Dublin - Cost of transportation
pay 89.1% more for housing
|
Watertown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.00
|
$56.79
€48.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$2,406.85
€2,075.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$2,011.21
€1,734.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$203.82
€175.76
|
|
Watertown vs. Dublin - Cost of housing
pay 32.6% less for childcare
|
Watertown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,300.00
|
$1,324.27
€1,141.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,560.00
|
$9,401.84
€8,107.46
|
|
Watertown vs. Dublin - Cost of childcare
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Watertown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$8.18
€7.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.44
|
$4.77
€4.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$21.02
€18.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.52
€47.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$15.18
€13.09
|
|
Watertown vs. Dublin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 48.0% more for clothing
|
Watertown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.13
|
$108.66
€93.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.13
|
$50.22
€43.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
|
$114.78
€98.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.75
|
$117.90
€101.67
|
|
Watertown vs. Dublin - Cost of clothing
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