Cost of living comparison
Genk is 15.2% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Genk instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.52
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.40
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.87
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.62
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.58
|
$4.47
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.77
|
$3.38
€3.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.73
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.16
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.19
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.91
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.22
|
$1.42
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.57
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$1.10
€0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.49
|
$7.16
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€117.11
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€35,791.58
|
$21,659.74
€19,518.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€19.86
|
$23.61
€21.27
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€51.11
|
$50.16
€45.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€1,997.30
|
$785.17
€707.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,742.88
|
$676.87
€609.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€204.68
|
$161.49
€145.53
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,248.72
|
$606.47
€546.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,563.19
|
$17,327.79
€15,614.60
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.34
|
$4.33
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.87
|
$3.25
€2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.61
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€45.47
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.69
|
$13.54
€12.20
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€83.93
|
$99.63
€89.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€36.88
|
$48.73
€43.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€87.45
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€90.53
|
$92.05
€82.95
|
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