Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 15.6% more expensive than Cologne.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.39
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.05
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.46
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.82
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Cologne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.36
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Cologne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.55
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€977.86
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€764.72
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.02
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€729.98
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,931.41
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.31
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Cologne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.57
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.61
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.12
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
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