Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 21.4% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.29
|
$16.63
€15.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.29
|
$9.41
€8.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.70
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.23
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.45
|
$4.31
€4.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.76
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.59
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 2.7% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.53
|
$7.64
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.08
|
$113.76
€106.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,720.30
|
$32,407.58
€30,199.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.41
|
$17.14
€15.98
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.74
|
$52.84
€49.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,255.92
|
$1,291.60
€1,203.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€930.97
|
$1,147.51
€1,069.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€254.52
|
$156.48
€145.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.03
|
$893.73
€832.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,348.10
|
$8,678.25
€8,086.83
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.10
|
$5.53
€5.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$3.60
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.20
|
$15.83
€14.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.88
|
$59.94
€55.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.29
|
$11.50
€10.72
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.49
|
$76.22
€71.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.32
|
$37.26
€34.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.50
|
$85.01
€79.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.17
|
$90.50
€84.34
|
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