Cost of living comparison

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Dublin vs. Frankfurt Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 22.0% more expensive than Frankfurt.

Restaurants
pay 10.6% less in Dublin
Groceries
pay 1.0% less in Dublin
Transportation
pay 41.9% more in Dublin
Housing
pay 31.3% more in Dublin
Childcare
pay 54.4% more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.7% more in Dublin
Clothing
pay 1.7% less in Dublin

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Dublin are more expensive than in Frankfurt. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dublin.

Dublin vs. Frankfurt Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.6% less for restaurants

 
Frankfurt
Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.29
€18.50
$21.44
€20.56
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.25
€10.79
$10.72
€10.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.03
€2.91
$2.46
€2.36

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

 
Frankfurt
Dublin
Bread
1 loaf
$2.09
€2.00
$1.85
€1.77
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.87
€6.59
$3.60
€3.46
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.43
$5.32
€5.10

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

 
Frankfurt
Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.21
€6.92
$7.19
€6.90
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€50.36
$123.25
€118.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,130.52
€27,934.92
$39,306.91
€37,693.64

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pay 31.3% more for housing

 
Frankfurt
Dublin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.31
€43.45
$55.82
€53.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,389.77
€1,332.73
$2,138.28
€2,050.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,056.46
€1,013.10
$1,827.10
€1,752.11

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pay 54.4% more for childcare

 
Frankfurt
Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $539.90
€517.74
$1,307.98
€1,254.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,504.53
€13,909.22
$9,645.87
€9,249.97

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Frankfurt
Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.14
$7.50
€7.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.85
€3.70
$4.33
€4.16
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.79
€8.43
$17.68
€16.96

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

 
Frankfurt
Dublin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.15
€81.65
$96.07
€92.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.74
€38.11
$41.10
€39.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.07
€95.96
$97.72
€93.71

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024
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