Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 55.2% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.02
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.36
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.36
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.80
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,314.38
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.52
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 93.6% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.84
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€459.82
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.39
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.41
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 68.1% more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.37
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,583.52
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.79
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.26
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.76
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.08
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.33
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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