Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 26.7% more expensive than Redding.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.1% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 18.7% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 70.7% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 37.3% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 63.4% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.6% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Dublin
The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in Redding. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Dublin. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Redding, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
|
Redding
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$21.44
€18.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$2.46
€2.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.95
€1.69
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Redding
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.96
|
$1.85
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
|
$3.60
€3.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
|
$5.32
€4.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$4.22
€3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.75
|
$4.64
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.11
€0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.28
€1.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.86
€1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
|
Redding
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
|
$7.19
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$123.25
€106.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,536.00
|
$39,306.91
€34,033.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.20
|
$26.47
€22.92
|
|
pay 37.3% more for housing
|
Redding
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$55.82
€48.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,233.33
|
$2,138.28
€1,851.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,581.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.42
|
$214.65
€185.85
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
|
Redding
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,738.89
|
$1,307.98
€1,132.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,351.76
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Redding
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.50
€6.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
|
$4.33
€3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$17.68
€15.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
|
$56.25
€48.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.12
|
$13.93
€12.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Redding
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
|
$96.07
€83.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.00
|
$41.10
€35.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
|
$97.72
€84.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
|
$114.27
€98.94
|
|
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