Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.4 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$129.96
€119.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$22.04
€20.27
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$50.46
€46.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$100.46
€92.38
|
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