Cost of living comparison

 Roermond, Netherlands
compared to
 Dublin, Ireland
Dublin vs. Roermond Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 28.7% more expensive than Roermond.

Restaurants
pay 28.3% more in Dublin
Groceries
pay 5.2% more in Dublin
Transportation
pay 23.3% more in Dublin
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Dublin
Childcare
pay 10.6% less in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.1% more in Dublin
Clothing
pay 9.3% more in Dublin

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Dublin are more expensive than in Roermond. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Dublin.

Dublin vs. Roermond Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dublin instead of Roermond, you would:

pay 28.3% more for restaurants

 
Roermond
Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.14
$21.44
€18.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
€11.31
$10.72
€9.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
€1.89
$2.46
€2.17

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

 
Roermond
Dublin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.90
€1.67
$1.85
€1.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.91
€5.20
$3.60
€3.17
Milk (1 gallon) $4.48
€3.94
$5.32
€4.68

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

 
Roermond
Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.94
€6.98
$7.19
€6.33
Monthly public transit pass ?? $123.25
€108.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,296.42
€30,164.49
$39,306.91
€34,571.33

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Roermond
Dublin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.08
€37.89
$55.82
€49.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $766.31
€673.99
$2,138.28
€1,880.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $696.65
€612.72
$1,827.10
€1,606.98

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pay 10.6% less for childcare

 
Roermond
Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,875.59
€1,649.62
$1,307.98
€1,150.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,842.05
€7,776.78
$9,645.87
€8,483.76

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pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Roermond
Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.24
$7.50
€6.60
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
€2.83
$4.33
€3.81
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.18
€8.96
$17.68
€15.55

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

 
Roermond
Dublin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.59
€47.13
$96.07
€84.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.94
€38.65
$41.10
€36.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.82
€92.19
$97.72
€85.95

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