Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 12.9% cheaper than Adelaide.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Adelaide, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Adelaide
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
A$28.94
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
A$14.97
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
A$4.16
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
A$3.50
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Adelaide
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
A$4.08
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
A$8.83
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
A$8.07
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
A$6.80
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
A$6.37
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.17
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
A$2.10
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.69
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
A$3.12
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
A$2.08
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.73
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Adelaide
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.21
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.85
A$120.66
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,205.37
A$39,106.67
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.39
A$28.94
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Adelaide
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.68
A$90.55
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,449.19
A$2,162.65
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.65
A$1,602.22
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.76
A$342.87
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 28.5% less for childcare
Adelaide
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,404.75
A$2,096.33
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,559.99
A$17,251.14
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Adelaide
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.02
A$11.97
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
A$5.72
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.75
A$39.91
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.41
A$72.24
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.38
A$21.45
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Adelaide
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.69
A$139.82
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.98
A$108.91
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.08
A$206.06
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.32
A$222.83
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
|
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