Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 4.8% more expensive than Portland.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.4% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 25.7% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 36.2% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 11.9% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 32.1% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.4% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 15.6% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Portland. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Portland, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Portland
|
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
|
$10.00
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.46
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.95
€1.65
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Portland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$3.60
€3.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.32
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$4.64
€3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.11
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.28
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.86
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.87
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.72
€0.61
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Portland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$7.19
€6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$123.25
€104.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$26.47
€22.47
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Portland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Portland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Portland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.50
€6.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$4.33
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$56.25
€47.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$13.93
€11.83
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Portland
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$114.27
€97.01
|
|
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