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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.11
|
$16.63
€15.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.15
|
$9.41
€8.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.66
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.20
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.36
|
$4.31
€3.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.69
|
$4.75
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.89
|
$3.01
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.53
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.23
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.42
|
$7.64
€7.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€85.81
|
$113.76
€104.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,271.94
|
$32,407.58
€29,758.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.10
|
$17.14
€15.74
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.16
|
$52.84
€48.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,237.59
|
$1,291.60
€1,186.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€917.38
|
$1,147.51
€1,053.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€250.81
|
$156.48
€143.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€193.16
|
$893.73
€820.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,240.86
|
$8,678.25
€7,968.81
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.04
|
$5.53
€5.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.08
|
$15.83
€14.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.32
|
$59.94
€55.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.11
|
$11.50
€10.56
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€84.24
|
$76.22
€69.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€35.79
|
$37.26
€34.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€87.21
|
$85.01
€78.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€108.56
|
$90.50
€83.11
|
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