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Ireland vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 3.1% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.8% more in Ireland
Groceries
pay 11.0% less in Ireland
Transportation
pay 35.3% more in Ireland
Housing
pay 16.4% more in Ireland
Childcare
pay 54.3% less in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.7% less in Ireland
Clothing
pay 9.8% less in Ireland

The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Ireland are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ireland.

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Ireland vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ireland instead of Australia, you would:

pay 7.8% more for restaurants

 
Australia
Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.42
A$26.21
$19.96
€17.82
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.19
A$14.50
$12.14
€10.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
A$4.10
$2.67
€2.39
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pay 11.0% less for groceries

 
Australia
Ireland
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.64
A$3.76
$2.02
€1.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.67
A$6.65
$5.34
€4.77
Milk (1 gallon) $6.28
A$8.93
$5.82
€5.20
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pay 35.3% more for transportation

 
Australia
Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.98
A$7.09
$7.65
€6.83
Monthly public transit pass $91.09
A$129.61
$110.44
€98.61
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,191.77
A$38,690.63
$38,078.30
€34,000.00
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pay 16.4% more for housing

 
Australia
Ireland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $57.16
A$81.33
$49.31
€44.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,309.09
A$1,862.68
$1,521.74
€1,358.75
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,073.97
A$1,528.13
$1,279.42
€1,142.39
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pay 54.3% less for childcare

 
Australia
Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,957.92
A$2,785.89
$1,010.73
€902.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,377.12
A$26,148.43
$7,428.18
€6,632.60
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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.20
A$10.24
$6.56
€5.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
A$5.62
$4.23
€3.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $36.89
A$52.49
$19.61
€17.51
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pay 9.8% less for clothing

 
Australia
Ireland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $77.86
A$110.79
$88.92
€79.39
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $53.33
A$75.89
$41.00
€36.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $112.59
A$160.20
$96.60
€86.25
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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