Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 5.6% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.52
|
$21.66
€20.21
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.18
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
|
$3.97
€3.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$5.30
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$4.14
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.43
|
$4.61
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.35
€1.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
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pay 39.2% more for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.48
|
$129.96
€121.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$39,718.55
€37,056.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$22.04
€20.56
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.34
|
$56.72
€52.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,490.71
|
$2,216.44
€2,067.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,107.10
|
$1,934.10
€1,804.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.78
|
$227.14
€211.91
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,950.00
|
$1,385.73
€1,292.84
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$10,612.44
€9,901.05
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.04
€6.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$4.29
€4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$17.33
€16.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.08
|
$50.46
€47.07
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$14.08
€13.14
|
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pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.08
|
$93.14
€86.89
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.06
|
$40.93
€38.18
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
|
$97.04
€90.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.95
|
$100.46
€93.72
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