Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 59.3% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.1% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 22.6% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 73.6% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 98.0% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.6% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 42.9% more in Dublin
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$21.44
€18.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$2.46
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$3.60
€3.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.32
€4.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$4.22
€3.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$4.64
€4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.86
€1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$7.19
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$123.25
€108.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$39,306.91
€34,571.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$26.47
€23.28
|
|
pay 98.0% more for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$55.82
€49.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$2,138.28
€1,880.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$1,827.10
€1,606.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$214.65
€188.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$1,307.98
€1,150.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,483.76
|
|
pay 80.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$7.50
€6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$4.33
€3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$17.68
€15.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$56.25
€49.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$13.93
€12.25
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$96.07
€84.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$41.10
€36.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$97.72
€85.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$114.27
€100.50
|
|
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