Cost of living comparison

Dublin, Ireland

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 59.6% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 49.3% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 59.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 78.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 32.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 62.9% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €18.60	$5.23 R$28.81	-75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.30	$5.92 R$32.65	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.14	$0.99 R$5.47	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.69	$0.55 R$3.04	-71.7%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 49.3% less for groceries

	Dublin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.60	$1.08 R$5.94	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.13	$3.34 R$18.43	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.62	$3.00 R$16.54	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.66	$1.64 R$9.02	-61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.03	$1.34 R$7.40	-71.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.96	$0.84 R$4.65	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$0.38 R$2.07	-57.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.11	$0.39 R$2.14	-69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.61	$0.54 R$2.95	-71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$0.42 R$2.31	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.62	$0.41 R$2.26	-43.1%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 59.6% less for transportation

	Dublin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.24	$3.73 R$20.54	-48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €106.95	$52.25 R$288.07	-57.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €34,107.28	$16,373.17 R$90,262.37	-58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €22.97	$6.75 R$37.21	-74.5%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 78.8% less for housing

	Dublin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €48.43	$19.47 R$107.35	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,855.42	$289.14 R$1,593.99	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,585.41	$207.28 R$1,142.68	-88.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €186.25	$54.12 R$298.34	-74.8%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Dublin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,134.96	$263.95 R$1,455.13	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,369.88	$4,993.24 R$27,526.82	-48.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.51	$2.04 R$11.27	-72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.76	$1.65 R$9.12	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €15.34	$1.83 R$10.08	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €48.81	$20.47 R$112.83	-63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.09	$5.57 R$30.73	-60.0%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 32.7% less for clothing

	Dublin	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €83.36	$41.42 R$228.34	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €35.66	$39.42 R$217.33	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €84.79	$73.90 R$407.42	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €99.15	$62.27 R$343.29	-45.5%
Average			-32.7%

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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: June 2025

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