Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 12.6% more expensive than Orange.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Orange, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Orange
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
A$11.87
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
A$3.45
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Orange
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
A$4.29
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
A$5.86
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
A$4.80
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
A$4.12
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
A$3.43
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.26
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
A$0.92
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Orange
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
A$7.18
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Orange
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
A$87.55
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,267.68
A$1,919.27
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$758.94
A$1,149.04
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.41
A$144.45
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Orange
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,303.71
A$1,973.82
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Orange
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
A$6.06
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
A$4.88
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.52
A$29.55
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.70
A$70.71
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.35
A$23.23
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Orange
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.38
A$80.81
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.72
A$101.01
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
|
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