Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 30.3% more expensive than Little Rock.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.0% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 6.5% more in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 43.5% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 14.9% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.9% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 26.9% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Dublin are more expensive than in Little Rock. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Little Rock, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
Little Rock
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€18.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
|
$2.46
€2.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$1.95
€1.69
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Little Rock
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
|
$1.85
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
|
$3.60
€3.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
|
$5.32
€4.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
|
$4.22
€3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.17
|
$4.64
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.11
€0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.28
€1.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.86
€1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Little Rock
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.99
|
$7.19
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$123.25
€106.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$39,306.91
€34,033.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$26.47
€22.92
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
|
Little Rock
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.76
|
$55.82
€48.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.50
|
$2,138.28
€1,851.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$954.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,581.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
|
$214.65
€185.85
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
|
Little Rock
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,094.44
|
$1,307.98
€1,132.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,980.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,351.76
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Little Rock
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.50
€6.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$4.33
€3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$17.68
€15.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.86
|
$56.25
€48.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$13.93
€12.06
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Little Rock
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.00
|
$96.07
€83.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
|
$41.10
€35.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
|
$97.72
€84.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.00
|
$114.27
€98.94
|
|
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