Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 27.0% more expensive than Boca Raton.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.2% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 19.9% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 85.8% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 2.5% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 32.7% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 77.4% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 80.8% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Boca Raton. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Boca Raton, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Boca Raton
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$21.44
€19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
|
$2.46
€2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
|
Boca Raton
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
|
$5.32
€4.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.52
|
$4.64
€4.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 85.8% more for transportation
|
Boca Raton
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$7.19
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$123.25
€113.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
|
$39,306.91
€36,142.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.47
€24.34
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
|
Boca Raton
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.50
|
$55.82
€51.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,625.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,966.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,800.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,680.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.27
|
$214.65
€197.37
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
|
Boca Raton
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,183.33
|
$1,307.98
€1,202.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,000.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,869.36
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Boca Raton
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.50
€6.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.38
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$17.68
€16.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.50
|
$56.25
€51.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$13.93
€12.81
|
|
pay 80.8% more for clothing
|
Boca Raton
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.33
|
$96.07
€88.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.00
|
$41.10
€37.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.67
|
$97.72
€89.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.67
|
$114.27
€105.07
|
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