Cost of living comparison
Swindon is 20.3% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.2% less in Swindon
- Groceries
-
pay 0.2% more in Swindon
- Transportation
-
pay 16.8% less in Swindon
- Housing
-
pay 37.5% less in Swindon
- Childcare
-
pay 28.4% less in Swindon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.5% less in Swindon
- Clothing
-
pay 21.9% less in Swindon
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Swindon.
If you lived in Swindon instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Swindon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.29
|
$19.37
£14.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
$8.84
£6.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.10
|
$1.59
£1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.66
|
$1.21
£0.88
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.58
|
$1.44
£1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.08
|
$4.07
£2.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.54
|
$6.33
£4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.60
|
$3.53
£2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.96
|
$3.50
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.95
|
$1.34
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.78
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$1.40
£1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.59
|
$1.84
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.96
£0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.75
£0.55
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.14
|
$6.99
£5.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€105.16
|
$89.12
£64.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,536.66
|
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.59
|
$18.62
£13.57
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.62
|
$39.02
£28.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,824.38
|
$1,155.93
£842.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,558.88
|
$1,052.60
£767.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€183.14
|
$146.30
£106.63
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,115.97
|
$1,162.38
£847.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,229.85
|
$5,237.18
£3,816.91
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.40
|
$4.97
£3.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.70
|
$3.73
£2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.09
|
$20.28
£14.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€48.00
|
$33.32
£24.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.89
|
$15.49
£11.29
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.96
|
$54.89
£40.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€35.06
|
$37.13
£27.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€83.37
|
$82.66
£60.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.49
|
$91.70
£66.83
|
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