Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 6.1% cheaper than Santa Monica.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.7% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 29.2% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 47.2% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 8.2% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 46.5% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.0% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 14.5% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in Santa Monica. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Santa Monica, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
|
Santa Monica
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.44
€18.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$2.46
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$1.95
€1.72
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Santa Monica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.41
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$3.60
€3.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$5.32
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$4.22
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.33
|
$4.64
€4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.28
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.86
€1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
|
Santa Monica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
|
$7.19
€6.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$123.25
€108.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$39,306.91
€34,638.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$26.47
€23.33
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Santa Monica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$55.82
€49.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,900.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,884.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,600.00
|
$1,827.10
€1,610.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$214.65
€189.15
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
|
Santa Monica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$1,307.98
€1,152.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,500.32
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Monica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$4.33
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$17.68
€15.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.00
|
$56.25
€49.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$13.93
€12.28
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
|
Santa Monica
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$96.07
€84.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.67
|
$41.10
€36.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$97.72
€86.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$114.27
€100.70
|
|
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