Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 17.3% more expensive than New Orleans.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.8% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 26.2% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 95.8% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 24.1% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 11.0% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.6% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 30.3% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dublin are more expensive than in New Orleans. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of New Orleans, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
New Orleans
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.44
€18.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$2.46
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$1.95
€1.72
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
|
New Orleans
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.84
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.06
|
$3.60
€3.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
|
$5.32
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
|
$4.22
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.10
|
$4.64
€4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.86
€1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
|
New Orleans
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$7.19
€6.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$123.25
€108.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,884.90
|
$39,306.91
€34,638.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.68
|
$26.47
€23.33
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
New Orleans
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.24
|
$55.82
€49.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,788.46
|
$2,138.28
€1,884.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,119.08
|
$1,827.10
€1,610.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.89
|
$214.65
€189.15
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
New Orleans
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,563.89
|
$1,307.98
€1,152.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,230.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,500.32
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
New Orleans
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.60
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$4.33
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
|
$17.68
€15.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$56.25
€49.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.93
€12.28
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
|
New Orleans
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.14
|
$96.07
€84.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
|
$41.10
€36.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
|
$97.72
€86.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.50
|
$114.27
€100.70
|
|
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