Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 13.0% more expensive than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.9% more in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 19.8% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 65.4% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 21.2% more in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 30.0% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.8% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 27.2% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Dublin are more expensive than in United States. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of United States, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
|
United States
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$21.44
€18.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.46
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$3.60
€3.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$5.32
€4.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$4.22
€3.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.64
€4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.86
€1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 65.4% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.19
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$123.25
€108.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$39,306.91
€34,571.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$26.47
€23.28
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
|
United States
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$55.82
€49.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$2,138.28
€1,880.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$1,827.10
€1,606.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$214.65
€188.79
|
|
pay 30.0% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$1,307.98
€1,150.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$9,645.87
€8,483.76
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$7.50
€6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$4.33
€3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$17.68
€15.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$56.25
€49.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$13.93
€12.25
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$96.07
€84.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$41.10
€36.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$97.72
€85.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$114.27
€100.50
|
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