Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.38
|
$17.10
€15.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$37.85
|
$9.80
€8.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.12
|
$2.19
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.70
|
$1.73
€1.58
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.41
|
$1.77
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$24.63
|
$4.27
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.03
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.72
|
$3.80
€3.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.59
|
$4.34
€3.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.93
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.22
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.64
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.98
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.84
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.72
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.42
|
$7.23
€6.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$250.29
|
$118.73
€108.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$122,469.81
|
$36,966.92
€33,781.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$49.78
|
$18.66
€17.05
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$111.07
|
$49.22
€44.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,821.05
|
$1,390.35
€1,270.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,237.17
|
$1,168.86
€1,068.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$306.77
|
$162.61
€148.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,561.94
|
$1,101.52
€1,006.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,132.04
|
$7,468.96
€6,825.26
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.90
|
$6.02
€5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.46
|
$3.78
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$11.98
|
$16.48
€15.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$135.71
|
$58.33
€53.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.18
|
$12.21
€11.16
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$271.46
|
$84.67
€77.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$243.06
|
$40.37
€36.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$436.34
|
$91.93
€84.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$356.35
|
$90.97
€83.13
|
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