Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.2% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.5% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 56.5% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 0.4% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 2.5% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 4.3% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.7% more in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 3.1% more in Dublin
The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Dublin are more expensive than in Virgin Islands. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, childcare, and housing are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$21.44
€19.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.85
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$5.32
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$4.22
€3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$4.64
€4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$7.19
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$123.25
€112.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$39,306.91
€36,006.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$26.47
€24.25
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$55.82
€51.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$2,138.28
€1,958.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$1,827.10
€1,673.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$214.65
€196.62
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$1,307.98
€1,198.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$9,645.87
€8,836.05
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$7.50
€6.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$4.33
€3.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$17.68
€16.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$56.25
€51.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$13.93
€12.76
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$96.07
€88.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$41.10
€37.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$97.72
€89.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$114.27
€104.68
|
|
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