Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 10.5% more expensive than Bloomield.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.0% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 23.1% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 61.6% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 36.0% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 29.0% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 26.6% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Bloomield. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Bloomield, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
|
Bloomield
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.46
€2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.95
€1.90
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
|
Bloomield
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.08
|
$1.85
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
|
$3.60
€3.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$5.32
€5.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
|
$4.22
€4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.00
|
$4.64
€4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.45
|
$1.11
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.28
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.87
|
$1.86
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
Bloomield
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$7.19
€7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$123.25
€120.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,343.00
|
$39,306.91
€38,331.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.90
|
$26.47
€25.82
|
|
pay 36.0% more for housing
|
Bloomield
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
|
$55.82
€54.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.00
|
$2,138.28
€2,085.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,781.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.04
|
$214.65
€209.32
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
|
Bloomield
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,750.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,275.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,333.33
|
$9,645.87
€9,406.48
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bloomield
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.50
€7.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.33
€4.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.50
|
$17.68
€17.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.25
€54.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$13.93
€13.59
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Bloomield
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
|
$96.07
€93.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.33
|
$41.10
€40.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.67
|
$97.72
€95.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.00
|
$114.27
€111.43
|
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