Cost of living comparison
Limerick is 8.4% more expensive than Cairns.
If you lived in Limerick instead of Cairns, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Cairns
|
Limerick
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.61
A$24.79
|
$17.74
€16.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.88
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
A$4.46
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
A$3.72
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Cairns
|
Limerick
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
A$3.77
|
$1.38
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
A$6.12
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.03
|
$4.62
€4.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
A$6.07
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
A$6.43
|
$4.83
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.08
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.61
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.87
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.34
A$4.98
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.57
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.46
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Cairns
|
Limerick
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.47
|
$7.32
€6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.32
€39.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$34,712.13
|
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.29
€14.06
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Cairns
|
Limerick
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.64
A$90.50
|
$55.50
€51.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,099.89
A$1,641.39
|
$1,714.73
€1,576.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$951.69
A$1,420.22
|
$1,489.11
€1,368.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$176.96
|
$142.56
€131.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cairns
|
Limerick
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$895.41
€823.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,165.97
€1,990.86
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cairns
|
Limerick
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.42
|
$6.39
€5.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
A$6.20
|
$3.58
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$29.91
A$44.63
|
$16.79
€15.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
A$58.18
|
$50.99
€46.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$19.84
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Cairns
|
Limerick
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.45
A$102.15
|
$58.48
€53.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.14
A$94.22
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$108.76
|
$91.45
€84.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$181.83
|
$74.00
€68.02
|
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