Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 18.3% cheaper than Lucerne.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Lucerne, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Lucerne
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.39
CHF25.84
|
$21.66
€19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.47
CHF13.15
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
CHF3.49
|
$2.66
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.41
CHF2.90
|
$2.08
€1.86
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Lucerne
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
CHF3.01
|
$1.80
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.61
CHF11.57
|
$3.97
€3.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
CHF6.41
|
$5.30
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.93
CHF5.89
|
$4.14
€3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.26
CHF12.12
|
$4.61
€4.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.26
|
$1.32
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.85
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$1.35
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
CHF2.22
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CHF0.83
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.87
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Lucerne
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
CHF6.56
|
$7.20
€6.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.85
CHF74.70
|
$129.96
€116.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,819.09
|
$39,718.55
€35,556.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.21
CHF35.89
|
$22.04
€19.73
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Lucerne
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
CHF44.29
|
$56.72
€50.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.36
CHF1,390.62
|
$2,216.44
€1,984.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,565.38
CHF1,331.11
|
$1,934.10
€1,731.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.20
CHF158.33
|
$227.14
€203.34
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Lucerne
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,166.86
CHF1,842.57
|
$1,385.73
€1,240.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,305.79
CHF32,573.03
|
$10,612.44
€9,500.42
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lucerne
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.58
|
$7.04
€6.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
CHF4.70
|
$4.29
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.46
|
$17.33
€15.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.50
CHF71.01
|
$50.46
€45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.89
CHF16.91
|
$14.08
€12.60
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Lucerne
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.83
CHF110.40
|
$93.14
€83.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.98
CHF59.51
|
$40.93
€36.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.22
CHF111.58
|
$97.04
€86.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.28
CHF115.88
|
$100.46
€89.93
|
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