Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.0 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Ireland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹150.15
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹363.76
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.59
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.80
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.25
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹324.30
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹202.84
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.15
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.42
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹102.94
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.78
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.54
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.28
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.14
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹395.23
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,001.03
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,301,341.83
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹300.31
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹771.12
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,544.41
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,181.55
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,533.82
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,215.77
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹122,726.54
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.19
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹136.98
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹360.37
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,419.78
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹250.26
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,113.58
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,976.11
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,606.84
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,622.03
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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