Cost of living comparison
New Orleans is 0.2% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in New Orleans instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Dublin
|
New Orleans
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
Dublin
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
$3.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$8.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.10
|
$4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
$3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.45
|
$6.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$2.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$2.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$2.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Dublin
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.90
|
$3.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€118.17
|
$45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,686.41
|
$36,884.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.38
|
$15.68
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Dublin
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.52
|
$70.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,050.12
|
$1,788.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,751.78
|
$1,119.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€205.80
|
$159.89
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Dublin
|
New Orleans
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,254.06
|
$1,563.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,248.20
|
$10,230.00
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$5.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.96
|
$8.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.93
|
$64.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Dublin
|
New Orleans
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€92.11
|
$52.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.40
|
$36.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.69
|
$79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€109.56
|
$112.50
|
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