Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 24.0% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Germany, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Germany
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Germany
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Germany
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 73.7% more for childcare
Germany
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Germany
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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