Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 11.7% more expensive than Anchorage.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.5% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 25.7% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 64.8% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 8.0% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 14.5% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.2% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 27.4% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dublin are more expensive than in Anchorage. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Anchorage, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
|
Anchorage
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.00
|
$21.44
€19.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Anchorage
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.21
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
|
$5.32
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
|
$4.22
€3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$4.64
€4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.31
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
|
Anchorage
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
|
$7.19
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$123.25
€112.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.50
|
$39,306.91
€36,006.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.42
|
$26.47
€24.25
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
|
Anchorage
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.33
|
$55.82
€51.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,409.11
|
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,166.70
|
$1,827.10
€1,673.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.21
|
$214.65
€196.62
|
|
pay 14.5% more for childcare
|
Anchorage
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$962.50
|
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,350.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,836.05
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Anchorage
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$7.50
€6.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
|
$4.33
€3.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$17.68
€16.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.00
|
$56.25
€51.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.93
€12.76
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Anchorage
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.80
|
$96.07
€88.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$41.10
€37.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.58
|
$97.72
€89.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.25
|
$114.27
€104.68
|
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