Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 13.2% more expensive than Fairbanks.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.3% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 39.7% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 17.5% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.6% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 18.2% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, and housing in Dublin are more expensive than in Fairbanks. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Fairbanks, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Fairbanks
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.44
€18.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.46
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.95
€1.67
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Fairbanks
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.26
|
$1.85
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.95
|
$3.60
€3.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$5.32
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
|
$4.22
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.67
|
$4.64
€3.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.62
|
$1.11
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.87
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.25
|
$1.28
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.32
|
$1.86
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$0.87
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Fairbanks
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
|
$7.19
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$123.25
€105.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,306.91
€33,627.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.90
|
$26.47
€22.65
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
Fairbanks
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$115.00
|
$55.82
€47.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,650.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,829.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,563.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$214.65
€183.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Fairbanks
|
Dublin
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,307.98
€1,118.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,645.87
€8,252.04
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Fairbanks
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.50
€6.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.50
|
$4.33
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.19
|
$17.68
€15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$56.25
€48.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
|
$13.93
€11.92
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Fairbanks
|
Dublin
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
|
$96.07
€82.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$41.10
€35.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.00
|
$97.72
€83.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
|
$114.27
€97.76
|
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