Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 22.9% more expensive than Detroit.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
|
Detroit
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.46
€2.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
|
Detroit
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$3.60
€3.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$5.32
€5.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.24
|
$4.22
€4.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$4.64
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
|
Detroit
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
|
$7.19
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$123.25
€117.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$39,306.91
€37,428.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$26.47
€25.21
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
|
Detroit
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.33
|
$55.82
€53.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,483.17
|
$2,138.28
€2,036.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,092.83
|
$1,827.10
€1,739.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.03
|
$214.65
€204.39
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
|
Detroit
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$1,307.98
€1,245.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$9,645.87
€9,184.80
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Detroit
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.50
€7.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
|
$4.33
€4.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$17.68
€16.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.75
|
$56.25
€53.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$13.93
€13.27
|
|
pay 43.0% more for clothing
|
Detroit
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.58
|
$96.07
€91.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
|
$41.10
€39.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.00
|
$97.72
€93.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.00
|
$114.27
€108.81
|
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