Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 20.6% more expensive than Salt Lake City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.8% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 15.0% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 61.7% more in Dublin
- Housing
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pay 25.5% more in Dublin
- Childcare
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pay 18.4% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 37.2% more in Dublin
- Clothing
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pay 7.4% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in Salt Lake City.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Salt Lake City, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$21.44
€18.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$10.72
€9.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$2.46
€2.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
|
$3.60
€3.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$5.32
€4.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$4.22
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$4.64
€4.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.11
€0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
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pay 61.7% more for transportation
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
|
$7.19
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$89.00
|
$123.25
€108.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,050.00
|
$39,306.91
€34,478.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$26.47
€23.22
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$55.82
€48.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,664.75
|
$2,138.28
€1,875.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,361.67
|
$1,827.10
€1,602.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.40
|
$214.65
€188.28
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.33
|
$1,307.98
€1,147.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,400.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,460.92
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.50
€6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$4.33
€3.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$17.68
€15.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.75
|
$56.25
€49.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$13.93
€12.22
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Salt Lake City
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.55
|
$96.07
€84.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$41.10
€36.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.00
|
$97.72
€85.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.12
|
$114.27
€100.23
|
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