Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 15.9% more expensive than Fort Lauderdale.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 19.9% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 71.1% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 10.8% more in Dublin
- Childcare
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pay 10.2% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 10.7% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 31.0% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Dublin are more expensive than in Fort Lauderdale. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€18.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$10.72
€9.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.46
€2.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.28
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
|
$3.60
€3.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
|
$5.32
€4.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
|
$4.22
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
|
$4.64
€4.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.11
€0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$7.19
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.50
|
$123.25
€108.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,000.00
|
$39,306.91
€34,478.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.93
|
$26.47
€23.22
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.00
|
$55.82
€48.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,315.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,875.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,977.09
|
$1,827.10
€1,602.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.48
|
$214.65
€188.28
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$816.67
|
$1,307.98
€1,147.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,460.92
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.50
€6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$4.33
€3.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$17.68
€15.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.67
|
$56.25
€49.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$13.93
€12.22
|
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pay 31.0% more for clothing
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$96.07
€84.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$41.10
€36.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.00
|
$97.72
€85.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.57
|
$114.27
€100.23
|
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