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Ireland

Limerick vs. Cairns Cost of Living Summary

Limerick is 6.1% more expensive than Cairns.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% more in Limerick
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Limerick
Transportation: pay 78.1% more in Limerick
Housing: pay 22.5% more in Limerick
Childcare: pay 74.5% less in Limerick
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% less in Limerick
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Limerick

The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Limerick are more expensive than in Cairns. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Limerick. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Limerick.

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Limerick vs. Cairns Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Limerick instead of Cairns, you would:

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pay 5.2% more for restaurants

	Cairns	Limerick
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.76	$20.16 €17.99	+15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 A$17.83	$13.44 €11.99	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 A$4.56	$2.58 €2.31	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 A$3.84	$2.25 €2.01	-16.6%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Cairns	Limerick
Bread 1 loaf	$2.70 A$3.85	$1.83 €1.64	-32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 A$6.60	$4.21 €3.75	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 A$10.15	$6.27 €5.60	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 A$7.43	$5.36 €4.79	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.21 A$8.83	$5.82 €5.19	-6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.64	$1.86 €1.66	+0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.80	$1.21 €1.08	-3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 A$2.32	$1.81 €1.61	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 A$3.74	$1.87 €1.67	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$1.97 €1.76	+72.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$1.25 €1.11	+9.2%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 78.1% more for transportation

	Cairns	Limerick
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.78 A$6.80	$7.79 €6.95	+62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.32 A$21.79	$59.91 €53.47	+291.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,929.08 A$43,995.84	$39,000.39 €34,809.33	+26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.17 A$25.85	$17.42 €15.55	-4.1%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 22.5% more for housing

	Cairns	Limerick
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.14 A$94.09	$45.69 €40.78	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,444.70 A$2,055.05	$1,903.55 €1,698.99	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,219.81 A$1,735.15	$1,604.95 €1,432.48	+31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.23 A$176.72	$125.47 €111.99	+1.0%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

	Cairns	Limerick
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,075.49 A$2,952.34	$839.80 €749.55	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,924.80 A$19,807.68	$2,239.47 €1,998.81	-83.9%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairns	Limerick
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.96 A$9.90	$7.28 €6.50	+4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.35 A$6.19	$4.61 €4.12	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.37	$20.72 €18.49	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.56 A$63.38	$49.08 €43.81	+10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.92 A$19.81	$11.20 €9.99	-19.6%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Cairns	Limerick
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.28 A$128.42	$87.34 €77.95	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.94 A$102.34	$36.39 €32.48	-49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.00 A$174.97	$90.98 €81.20	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.55 A$185.70	$96.30 €85.95	-26.2%
Average			-28.1%

Cairns vs. Limerick - Cost of clothing

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