Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 26.4% more expensive than Lyon.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Lyon, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Lyon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$2.46
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.83
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Lyon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
€2.51
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$3.60
€3.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€5.03
|
$5.32
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.93
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.97
|
$4.64
€4.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.66
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Lyon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
€6.89
|
$7.19
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.02
€71.15
|
$123.25
€116.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,719.77
€32,926.91
|
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.08
€18.09
|
$26.47
€25.11
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Lyon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.62
€32.84
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$952.96
€903.75
|
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.55
€636.87
|
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
€169.10
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
|
pay 59.8% more for childcare
Lyon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.68
€533.62
|
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,074.89
€10,503.00
|
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lyon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.43
|
$4.33
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.80
€39.64
|
$56.25
€53.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Lyon
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.89
€92.83
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.55
€38.45
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.89
€91.88
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€141.28
|
$114.27
€108.37
|
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