Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 9.6% more expensive than Garden Grove.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.9% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 19.5% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 42.0% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 12.4% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 26.1% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.5% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 41.0% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Dublin are more expensive than in Garden Grove. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Garden Grove, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
|
Garden Grove
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
|
$21.44
€20.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$2.46
€2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.95
€1.90
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Garden Grove
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.86
|
$1.85
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$3.60
€3.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$5.32
€5.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$4.22
€4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
|
$4.64
€4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.11
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.28
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.86
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
|
Garden Grove
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
|
$7.19
€7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$123.25
€120.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,500.00
|
$39,306.91
€38,331.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.00
|
$26.47
€25.82
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
|
Garden Grove
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.89
|
$55.82
€54.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,138.28
€2,085.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,827.10
€1,781.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.82
|
$214.65
€209.32
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
|
Garden Grove
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,056.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,275.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,160.00
|
$9,645.87
€9,406.48
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Garden Grove
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.50
€7.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$4.33
€4.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.63
|
$17.68
€17.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.25
€54.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$13.93
€13.59
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
|
Garden Grove
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.67
|
$96.07
€93.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
|
$41.10
€40.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.17
|
$97.72
€95.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$114.27
€111.43
|
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