Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 9.2% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
Seattle
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.66
€19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$2.66
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$2.08
€1.86
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$1.80
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$3.97
€3.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$5.30
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$4.14
€3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$4.61
€4.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.32
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.35
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Seattle
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$7.20
€6.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$129.96
€116.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$39,718.55
€35,553.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$22.04
€19.73
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Seattle
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$56.72
€50.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$2,216.44
€1,984.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$1,934.10
€1,731.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$227.14
€203.32
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$1,385.73
€1,240.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$10,612.44
€9,499.57
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.04
€6.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$4.29
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$17.33
€15.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$50.46
€45.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$14.08
€12.60
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Seattle
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$93.14
€83.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$40.93
€36.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$97.04
€86.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$100.46
€89.92
|
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