Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 5.1 times more expensive than Valencia.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Valencia
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
VEF79.80
|
$21.66
€20.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
$2.66
€2.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$2.08
€1.92
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
Valencia
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
VEF19.95
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.32
VEF23.11
|
$3.97
€3.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$5.30
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
VEF21.93
|
$4.14
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
VEF28.25
|
$4.61
€4.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF7.01
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Valencia
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.20
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
$129.96
€120.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
$39,718.55
€36,774.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.75
VEF197.00
|
$22.04
€20.41
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for housing
|
Valencia
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
VEF374.04
|
$56.72
€52.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$152.50
VEF1,521.11
|
$2,216.44
€2,052.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$127.50
VEF1,271.75
|
$1,934.10
€1,790.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$227.14
€210.30
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
|
Valencia
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.67
VEF664.97
|
$1,385.73
€1,283.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$10,612.44
€9,825.78
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Valencia
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
$7.04
€6.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
VEF21.20
|
$4.29
€3.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
VEF29.92
|
$17.33
€16.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
VEF398.98
|
$50.46
€46.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
VEF49.87
|
$14.08
€13.04
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
|
Valencia
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
$93.14
€86.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
VEF349.11
|
$40.93
€37.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.75
VEF785.49
|
$97.04
€89.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
VEF698.22
|
$100.46
€93.01
|
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