Cost of living comparison
Finland is 15.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Finland instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Finland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$13.85
€12.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$2.57
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$3.73
€3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$4.21
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$5.06
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.65
€1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$7.87
€7.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$60.62
€56.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$18.81
€17.45
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$746.03
€692.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$620.54
€575.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$310.89
€288.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$7.16
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$43.05
€39.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$15.48
€14.36
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$107.88
€100.08
|
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