Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 65.8% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.8% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 0.1% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 65.2% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 69.9% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 11.3% more in Dublin
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,910.60
|
$21.44
€19.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,575.11
|
$10.72
€9.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,012.91
|
$2.46
€2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC751.42
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,275.68
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,895.61
|
$3.60
€3.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,514.36
|
$5.32
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,618.26
|
$4.22
€3.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,000.48
|
$4.64
€4.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC901.46
|
$1.11
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC310.78
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC612.81
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC615.45
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC551.29
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC561.08
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,834.82
|
$7.19
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,684.99
|
$123.25
€112.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,664,435.33
|
$39,306.91
€35,865.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,870.26
|
$26.47
€24.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,433.84
|
$55.82
€50.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC391,964.48
|
$2,138.28
€1,951.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC275,824.49
|
$1,827.10
€1,667.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,387.28
|
$214.65
€195.85
|
|
pay 69.9% more for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC261,498.97
|
$1,307.98
€1,193.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,535,471.04
|
$9,645.87
€8,801.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,373.90
|
$7.50
€6.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,840.96
|
$4.33
€3.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,308.50
|
$17.68
€16.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,955.41
|
$56.25
€51.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,345.61
|
$13.93
€12.71
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,909.14
|
$96.07
€87.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,438.81
|
$41.10
€37.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,610.68
|
$97.72
€89.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,976.49
|
$114.27
€104.26
|
|
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