Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 74.1% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.46
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$3.60
€3.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$5.32
€5.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$4.64
€4.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$7.19
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$123.25
€116.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$26.47
€25.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$4.33
€4.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$56.25
€53.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$114.27
€108.37
|
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