Cost of living comparison
Zurich is 60.4% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Zurich instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 78.5% more for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Zurich
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€20.05
|
$27.62
CHF23.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
$17.68
CHF15.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.46
|
$5.15
CHF4.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$4.77
CHF4.13
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Zurich
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$3.67
CHF3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.68
|
$12.49
CHF10.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.90
|
$7.24
CHF6.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
$6.85
CHF5.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.27
|
$11.43
CHF9.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.55
CHF1.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.03
CHF0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.25
|
$1.37
CHF1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$2.30
CHF1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.02
CHF0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.15
CHF0.99
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.67
|
$7.79
CHF6.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€120.33
|
$95.03
CHF82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,774.38
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,416.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.41
|
$43.09
CHF37.36
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Zurich
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.52
|
$51.05
CHF44.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,052.14
|
$2,455.74
CHF2,128.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,790.74
|
$1,834.58
CHF1,590.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€210.30
|
$205.09
CHF177.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,283.01
|
$3,017.01
CHF2,615.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,825.78
|
$36,229.36
CHF31,404.73
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Zurich
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.52
|
$8.84
CHF7.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.97
|
$5.89
CHF5.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€16.04
|
$9.94
CHF8.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.72
|
$82.91
CHF71.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.04
|
$22.10
CHF19.16
|
|
pay 60.1% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Zurich
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€86.23
|
$130.98
CHF113.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.89
|
$65.69
CHF56.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.85
|
$125.12
CHF108.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€93.01
|
$211.23
CHF183.10
|
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