Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 27.2% more expensive than Cary.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.5% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 30.2% less in Dublin
- Transportation
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pay 2.7 times more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 27.4% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 14.2% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 35.0% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Cary. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Cary, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Cary
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$21.44
€20.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.46
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$1.95
€1.89
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
|
Cary
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.18
|
$1.85
€1.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.82
|
$3.60
€3.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.32
€5.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
|
$4.22
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.59
|
$4.64
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.11
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.28
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.86
€1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Cary
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$7.19
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$123.25
€119.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,306.91
€38,119.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.47
€25.67
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
|
Cary
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.83
|
$55.82
€54.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,494.67
|
$2,138.28
€2,073.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,450.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,771.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.52
|
$214.65
€208.16
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Cary
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,525.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,268.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,645.87
€9,354.48
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cary
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.50
€7.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.75
|
$4.33
€4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$17.68
€17.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.50
|
$56.25
€54.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
|
Cary
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
|
$96.07
€93.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$41.10
€39.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.33
|
$97.72
€94.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.67
|
$114.27
€110.82
|
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