Cost of living comparison
Durban is 54.2% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.0% less in Durban
- Groceries
-
pay 41.2% less in Durban
- Transportation
-
pay 51.8% less in Durban
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% less in Durban
- Childcare
-
pay 65.9% less in Durban
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.8% less in Durban
- Clothing
-
pay 32.9% less in Durban
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Durban.
If you lived in Durban instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Durban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.64
|
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
$4.54
ZAR82.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.89
ZAR16.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.78
|
$0.66
ZAR11.93
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Durban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
$0.95
ZAR17.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.30
|
$3.47
ZAR63.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.87
|
$4.18
ZAR76.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.87
|
$2.10
ZAR38.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.25
|
$2.01
ZAR36.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.62
ZAR11.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.54
ZAR9.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.52
ZAR9.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.70
|
$0.59
ZAR10.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.55
ZAR10.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.53
ZAR9.68
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Durban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.59
|
$5.11
ZAR93.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€112.91
|
$39.07
ZAR711.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€36,006.90
|
$20,447.98
ZAR372,145.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€24.25
|
$10.11
ZAR184.01
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Durban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€51.13
|
$36.67
ZAR667.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
|
$355.22
ZAR6,464.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,673.71
|
$338.28
ZAR6,156.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€196.62
|
$109.90
ZAR2,000.16
|
|
pay 65.9% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Durban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
|
$203.89
ZAR3,710.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,836.05
|
$5,070.34
ZAR92,278.32
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Durban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.87
|
$1.82
ZAR33.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.97
|
$1.81
ZAR32.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.20
|
$2.84
ZAR51.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€51.53
|
$36.16
ZAR658.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.76
|
$6.25
ZAR113.71
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Durban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€88.00
|
$43.23
ZAR786.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€37.65
|
$29.50
ZAR536.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€89.52
|
$88.49
ZAR1,610.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€104.68
|
$69.58
ZAR1,266.26
|
|
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