Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 5.1% more expensive than Jersey City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.1% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 24.1% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 42.0% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 18.0% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 47.0% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.3% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 27.7% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Jersey City. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Jersey City, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
|
Jersey City
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
|
$2.46
€2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$1.95
€1.90
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Jersey City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.70
|
$1.85
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.81
|
$3.60
€3.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
|
$5.32
€5.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.98
|
$4.22
€4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
|
$4.64
€4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.11
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.28
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$1.86
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
|
Jersey City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$7.19
€7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$110.00
|
$123.25
€120.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,911.24
|
$39,306.91
€38,331.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.25
|
$26.47
€25.82
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
|
Jersey City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.00
|
$55.82
€54.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,134.62
|
$2,138.28
€2,085.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,275.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,781.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.80
|
$214.65
€209.32
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Jersey City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,070.83
|
$1,307.98
€1,275.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,500.00
|
$9,645.87
€9,406.48
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.50
€7.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
|
$4.33
€4.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.98
|
$17.68
€17.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.00
|
$56.25
€54.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$13.93
€13.59
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
|
Jersey City
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.50
|
$96.07
€93.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.86
|
$41.10
€40.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.00
|
$97.72
€95.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.88
|
$114.27
€111.43
|
|
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