Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 40.9% more expensive than Perth.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Perth, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Perth
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.15
|
$21.66
€19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.84
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$2.66
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$2.08
€1.86
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Perth
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$1.80
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.49
|
$3.97
€3.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.57
|
$5.30
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.67
|
$4.14
€3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.72
|
$4.61
€4.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$1.32
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$1.35
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.61
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Perth
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.43
|
$7.20
€6.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.52
|
$129.96
€116.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,524.44
|
$39,718.55
€35,553.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.34
|
$22.04
€19.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Perth
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.30
|
$56.72
€50.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£471.62
|
$2,216.44
€1,984.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£377.30
|
$1,934.10
€1,731.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£187.71
|
$227.14
€203.32
|
|
pay 7.3% less for childcare
Perth
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£801.76
|
$1,385.73
€1,240.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,148.72
|
$10,612.44
€9,499.57
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.30
|
$7.04
€6.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.97
|
$4.29
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.32
|
$17.33
€15.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.24
|
$50.46
€45.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.54
|
$14.08
€12.60
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Perth
|
Dublin
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.10
|
$93.14
€83.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.71
|
$40.93
€36.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.16
|
$97.04
€86.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.34
|
$100.46
€89.92
|
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