Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 36.7% more expensive than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.7% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 28.9% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 86.0% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 23.5% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 85.5% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.4% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 27.9% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in San Juan. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$2.46
€2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$5.32
€4.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$4.64
€4.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$7.19
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$123.25
€113.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$39,306.91
€36,142.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$26.47
€24.34
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
|
San Juan
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$55.82
€51.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$2,138.28
€1,966.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,680.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$214.65
€197.37
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,202.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,869.36
|
|
pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$7.50
€6.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$17.68
€16.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$56.25
€51.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$13.93
€12.81
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$96.07
€88.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$41.10
€37.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$97.72
€89.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$114.27
€105.07
|
|
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