Cost of living comparison

Dublin, Ireland

compared to

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Aguascalientes vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Aguascalientes is 57.3% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% less in Aguascalientes
Groceries: pay 29.6% less in Aguascalientes
Transportation: pay 58.9% less in Aguascalientes
Housing: pay 77.8% less in Aguascalientes
Childcare: pay 76.5% less in Aguascalientes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% less in Aguascalientes
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Aguascalientes

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Aguascalientes.

Aguascalientes vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aguascalientes instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 59.5% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Aguascalientes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €19.56	$6.70 MX$136.96	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.78	$5.96 MX$121.74	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.25	$0.98 MX$19.95	-60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.78	$0.69 MX$14.03	-64.7%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 29.6% less for groceries

	Dublin	Aguascalientes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.69	$1.99 MX$40.68	+7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.29	$3.85 MX$78.62	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.86	$4.62 MX$94.36	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.85	$1.91 MX$39.08	-54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.23	$3.72 MX$75.93	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €1.01	$0.93 MX$19.10	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.80	$0.41 MX$8.38	-53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.17	$0.37 MX$7.54	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.70	$0.68 MX$13.90	-63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.80	$0.67 MX$13.69	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.66	$0.53 MX$10.93	-25.7%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 58.9% less for transportation

	Dublin	Aguascalientes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.56	$4.45 MX$90.84	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €112.46	$20.85 MX$426.10	-83.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €35,865.04	$20,600.62 MX$421,023.11	-47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €24.15	$8.84 MX$180.58	-66.6%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 77.8% less for housing

	Dublin	Aguascalientes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €50.93	$21.01 MX$429.31	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,951.04	$359.89 MX$7,355.22	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,667.11	$359.89 MX$7,355.22	-80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €195.85	$31.63 MX$646.50	-85.3%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 76.5% less for childcare

	Dublin	Aguascalientes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,193.45	$170.02 MX$3,474.71	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,801.24	$3,276.24 MX$66,957.89	-66.0%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Aguascalientes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.85	$1.99 MX$40.58	-73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.96	$2.85 MX$58.17	-34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €16.14	$3.85 MX$78.62	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €51.33	$26.47 MX$541.07	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.71	$3.97 MX$81.16	-71.5%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Dublin	Aguascalientes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €87.65	$46.02 MX$940.58	-52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €37.50	$33.06 MX$675.67	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €89.16	$78.60 MX$1,606.31	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €104.26	$51.13 MX$1,044.95	-55.3%
Average			-36.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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