Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 30.2% more expensive than Townsville.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Townsville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$29.32
|
$21.66
€19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.66
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.58
|
$2.66
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.30
|
$2.08
€1.86
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.02
|
$1.80
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.40
|
$3.97
€3.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$9.88
|
$5.30
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.50
|
$4.14
€3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.10
|
$4.61
€4.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.21
|
$1.32
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.59
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.00
|
$1.35
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.19
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.88
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.44
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
pay 77.9% more for transportation
Townsville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.38
|
$7.20
€6.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$109.22
|
$129.96
€116.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$34,211.79
|
$39,718.55
€35,556.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.23
|
$22.04
€19.73
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Townsville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$58.65
|
$56.72
€50.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,335.89
|
$2,216.44
€1,984.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,238.14
|
$1,934.10
€1,731.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$174.41
|
$227.14
€203.34
|
|
pay 17.1% more for childcare
Townsville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,739.91
|
$1,385.73
€1,240.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,612.44
€9,500.42
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.29
|
$7.04
€6.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.69
|
$4.29
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$48.87
|
$17.33
€15.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$61.58
|
$50.46
€45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$19.55
|
$14.08
€12.60
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Townsville
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$93.51
|
$93.14
€83.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$78.20
|
$40.93
€36.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$107.20
|
$97.04
€86.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$179.20
|
$100.46
€89.93
|
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