Cost of living comparison

Dublin, Ireland

compared to

Switzerland

Switzerland vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 51.7% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Switzerland are more expensive than in Dublin. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

Switzerland vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Dublin	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €18.85	$27.66 CHF22.73	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.43	$16.97 CHF13.94	+58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.17	$4.67 CHF3.84	+89.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.71	$4.13 CHF3.39	+111.9%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Dublin	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.63	$3.64 CHF2.99	+97.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.17	$13.22 CHF10.86	+266.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.68	$7.31 CHF6.01	+37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.71	$6.80 CHF5.58	+61.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.08	$12.89 CHF10.59	+177.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$1.52 CHF1.25	+36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.03 CHF0.85	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.12	$1.31 CHF1.08	+2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.64	$2.85 CHF2.34	+53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.12 CHF0.92	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.63	$1.07 CHF0.88	+48.5%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Dublin	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.33	$7.83 CHF6.44	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €108.40	$114.11 CHF93.74	-7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €34,571.33	$36,806.66 CHF30,235.53	-6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €23.28	$42.03 CHF34.53	+58.8%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Dublin	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €49.09	$53.46 CHF43.91	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,880.67	$1,622.75 CHF1,333.04	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,606.98	$1,411.84 CHF1,159.78	-22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €188.79	$180.02 CHF147.88	-16.1%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Dublin	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,150.40	$2,587.05 CHF2,125.18	+97.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,483.76	$30,321.56 CHF24,908.22	+214.3%
Average			+156.1%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.60	$7.82 CHF6.43	+4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.81	$5.42 CHF4.45	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €15.55	$10.09 CHF8.29	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €49.48	$88.49 CHF72.69	+57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.25	$21.15 CHF17.37	+51.8%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Dublin	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €84.49	$121.70 CHF99.97	+26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €36.14	$61.65 CHF50.65	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €85.95	$136.06 CHF111.77	+39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €100.50	$176.75 CHF145.19	+54.7%
Average			+42.6%

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