Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 2.9% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.52
|
$16.61
A$24.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$9.97
A$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.40
|
$2.58
A$3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.87
|
$2.32
A$3.45
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.62
|
$2.65
A$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.58
|
$4.93
A$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.77
|
$5.53
A$8.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.73
|
$3.86
A$5.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.16
|
$3.97
A$5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.19
|
$1.38
A$2.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.91
|
$1.15
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.22
|
$1.20
A$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.57
|
$1.64
A$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$1.03
A$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.99
A$1.47
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.49
|
$4.83
A$7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€117.11
|
$126.80
A$188.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€35,791.58
|
$26,915.83
A$40,009.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€19.86
|
$19.61
A$29.14
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Dublin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€51.11
|
$53.17
A$79.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€1,997.30
|
$1,491.94
A$2,217.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,742.88
|
$1,204.80
A$1,790.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€204.68
|
$125.04
A$185.86
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,248.72
|
$1,542.90
A$2,293.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,563.19
|
$19,264.75
A$28,636.23
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.34
|
$6.65
A$9.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.87
|
$3.40
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.61
|
$29.91
A$44.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€45.47
|
$51.92
A$77.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.69
|
$14.62
A$21.73
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€83.93
|
$79.63
A$118.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€36.88
|
$52.42
A$77.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€87.45
|
$105.56
A$156.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€90.53
|
$115.21
A$171.26
|
|
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