Cost of living comparison
Apia is 11.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Apia instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.41
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.35
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.43
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.07
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.02
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.42
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.85
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€117.36
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,428.04
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.21
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Dublin
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.15
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,036.07
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,739.77
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€204.39
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,245.46
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,184.80
|
?? |
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.14
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.13
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.84
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.56
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.27
|
?? | |
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.47
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.13
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.05
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.81
|
$91.11
WST255.12
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