Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vatican City
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Ireland
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$17.10
€15.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.80
€9.07
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.19
€2.03
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.73
€1.60
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vatican City
|
Ireland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.77
€1.64
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.27
€3.96
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.97
€4.60
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.80
€3.52
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.34
€4.02
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
€1.17
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
€0.86
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
€1.17
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
€1.40
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
€0.79
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
€0.56
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vatican City
|
Ireland
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.23
€6.70
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€109.93
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,966.92
€34,226.71
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.28
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vatican City
|
Ireland
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$49.22
€45.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,390.35
€1,287.29
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,168.86
€1,082.22
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$162.61
€150.55
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vatican City
|
Ireland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,101.52
€1,019.87
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,915.31
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vatican City
|
Ireland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$6.02
€5.57
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.78
€3.50
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$16.48
€15.26
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.33
€54.01
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
€11.31
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vatican City
|
Ireland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.67
€78.39
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.37
€37.38
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.93
€85.12
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.97
€84.22
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