Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 33.2% more expensive than Des Moines.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Des Moines, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
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Des Moines
|
Dublin
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$21.66
€20.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$2.66
€2.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
|
Des Moines
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$3.97
€3.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$5.30
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
|
$4.61
€4.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
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pay 99.3% more for transportation
|
Des Moines
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
|
$7.20
€6.67
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.00
|
$129.96
€120.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$39,718.55
€36,774.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
|
$22.04
€20.41
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Des Moines
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.46
|
$56.72
€52.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,215.00
|
$2,216.44
€2,052.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$912.50
|
$1,934.10
€1,790.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.16
|
$227.14
€210.30
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
|
Des Moines
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,369.17
|
$1,385.73
€1,283.01
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.00
|
$10,612.44
€9,825.78
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Des Moines
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$7.04
€6.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$4.29
€3.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$17.33
€16.04
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.67
|
$50.46
€46.72
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$14.08
€13.04
|
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pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Des Moines
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.44
|
$93.14
€86.23
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.25
|
$40.93
€37.89
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.50
|
$97.04
€89.85
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.00
|
$100.46
€93.01
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