Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 71.0% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Ireland instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,404
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,101
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,929
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩925
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,761
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,132
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,872
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,746
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,915
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,971
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,070
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,649
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,144
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,915
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,486
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 78.0% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,752
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,957
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,296,489
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,800
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,915
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩538,050
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩414,661
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩152,434
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
South Korea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩470,226
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,033,762
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,001
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,510
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,730
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,365
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,238
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,419
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,150
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,459
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩124,816
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
|
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