Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 66.6% more expensive than Las Cruces.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.4% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 88.1% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.7% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 62.6% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Las Cruces. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Las Cruces, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Las Cruces
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$21.44
€20.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$2.46
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.95
€1.89
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Las Cruces
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$1.85
€1.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
|
$3.60
€3.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$5.32
€5.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
|
$4.22
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$4.64
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.11
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.28
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.86
€1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.72
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Las Cruces
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.02
|
$7.19
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$123.25
€119.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,000.00
|
$39,306.91
€38,119.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.85
|
$26.47
€25.67
|
|
pay 88.1% more for housing
|
Las Cruces
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$55.82
€54.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$2,138.28
€2,073.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,771.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.14
|
$214.65
€208.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Las Cruces
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,268.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,500.00
|
$9,645.87
€9,354.48
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Las Cruces
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.50
€7.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
|
$4.33
€4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.29
|
$17.68
€17.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
|
$56.25
€54.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
|
Las Cruces
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.25
|
$96.07
€93.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$41.10
€39.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.00
|
$97.72
€94.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.67
|
$114.27
€110.82
|
|
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