Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 54.1% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 95.2% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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