Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 21.0% more expensive than Leeds.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Leeds
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.38
|
$21.66
€19.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
£7.00
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.58
|
$2.66
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.10
|
$2.08
€1.87
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Leeds
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
£1.25
|
$1.80
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
£2.96
|
$3.97
€3.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
£3.96
|
$5.30
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.50
|
$4.14
€3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.40
|
$4.61
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
£0.98
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.46
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.88
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.85
|
$1.74
€1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.44
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.42
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Leeds
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
£5.66
|
$7.20
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£76.71
|
$129.96
€117.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£27,121.15
|
$39,718.55
€35,791.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.67
£17.23
|
$22.04
€19.86
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
Leeds
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.52
£28.53
|
$56.72
€51.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.27
£881.35
|
$2,216.44
€1,997.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.34
£663.21
|
$1,934.10
€1,742.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
£156.36
|
$227.14
€204.68
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Leeds
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,468.48
£1,116.42
|
$1,385.73
€1,248.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,612.17
£9,588.53
|
$10,612.44
€9,563.19
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Leeds
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.31
|
$7.04
€6.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
£3.06
|
$4.29
€3.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.33
£12.42
|
$17.33
€15.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
£27.88
|
$50.46
€45.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.63
|
$14.08
€12.69
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Leeds
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.13
£64.72
|
$93.14
€83.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.86
£34.11
|
$40.93
€36.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.24
£63.28
|
$97.04
€87.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.07
£70.00
|
$100.46
€90.53
|
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