Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.3% more expensive than St Croix.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.1% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 49.1% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 29.7% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 5.2% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 5.5% more in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 44.1% more in Dublin
The cost of clothing, transportation, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dublin are more expensive than in St Croix. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of St Croix, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
St Croix
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$32.50
|
$21.44
€19.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
|
St Croix
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.67
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.88
|
$5.32
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.26
|
$4.22
€3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.64
€4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.66
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
|
St Croix
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$7.19
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$123.25
€112.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$39,306.91
€36,006.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.47
€24.25
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
|
St Croix
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$97.50
|
$55.82
€51.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.00
|
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,199.50
|
$1,827.10
€1,673.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.89
|
$214.65
€196.62
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
|
St Croix
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,075.00
|
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,800.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,836.05
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
St Croix
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.50
€6.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.67
|
$4.33
€3.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$17.68
€16.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.00
|
$56.25
€51.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$13.93
€12.76
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
|
St Croix
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
|
$96.07
€88.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$41.10
€37.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.50
|
$97.72
€89.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$114.27
€104.68
|
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