Cost of living comparison
London is 2.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in London instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$10.27
CA$13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.08
CA$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.39
CA$3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$7.26
CA$9.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$6.35
CA$8.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.28
CA$4.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$5.44
CA$7.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.93
CA$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.57
CA$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.52
CA$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.75
CA$1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.82
CA$1.12
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$4.26
CA$5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$75.96
CA$103.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$17.61
CA$23.98
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$58.12
CA$79.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$1,708.80
CA$2,326.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$1,419.42
CA$1,932.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$114.45
CA$155.85
|
|
pay 7.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$513.72
CA$699.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$10,274.44
CA$13,991.22
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$5.14
CA$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$3.34
CA$4.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$10.27
CA$13.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$49.71
CA$67.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$66.15
CA$90.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$49.54
CA$67.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$99.60
CA$135.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$102.74
CA$139.91
|
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