Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 8.6% more expensive than Pasadena.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.9% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 18.5% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 92.8% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 19.1% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 51.1% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.7% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 35.1% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Dublin are more expensive than in Pasadena. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Dublin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Pasadena, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Pasadena
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$21.44
€18.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
|
$2.46
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
|
$1.95
€1.65
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Pasadena
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.41
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.83
|
$3.60
€3.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
|
$5.32
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
|
$4.64
€3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.11
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.28
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.86
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.72
€0.61
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
Pasadena
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.19
€6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.00
|
$123.25
€104.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,840.00
|
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.68
|
$26.47
€22.47
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Pasadena
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.25
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,000.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,366.67
|
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.53
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Pasadena
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,900.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,000.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Pasadena
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$7.50
€6.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.33
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.50
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.00
|
$56.25
€47.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$13.93
€11.83
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Pasadena
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.00
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.83
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.50
|
$114.27
€97.01
|
|
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