Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ireland vs. Cork Cost of Living Summary
Ireland is 10.4% cheaper than Cork.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.8% less in Ireland
- Groceries
-
pay 18.2% less in Ireland
- Transportation
-
pay 1.7% less in Ireland
- Housing
-
pay 9.1% less in Ireland
- Childcare
-
pay 12.1% less in Ireland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% less in Ireland
- Clothing
-
pay 13.8% less in Ireland
Expenses including groceries, clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ireland.
Ireland vs. Cork Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ireland instead of Cork, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
|
Cork
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.36
€19.90
|
$19.70
€16.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€9.95
|
$11.31
€9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
€2.45
|
$2.39
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€1.93
|
$1.91
€1.62
|
|
Cork vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Cork
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€1.94
|
$2.04
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
€5.98
|
$5.16
€4.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.84
€4.98
|
$5.89
€5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
€3.69
|
$4.07
€3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€4.93
|
$5.10
€4.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.29
|
$1.37
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.27
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.47
|
$1.39
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
€2.05
|
$1.79
€1.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€0.99
|
$0.86
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$0.68
€0.58
|
|
Cork vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Cork
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€6.64
|
$7.75
€6.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.45
€85.58
|
$121.81
€103.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,836.02
€36,496.55
|
$41,319.33
€35,204.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.20
€24.88
|
$22.20
€18.91
|
|
Cork vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Cork
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.80
€43.28
|
$51.47
€43.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,844.00
€1,571.10
|
$1,543.12
€1,314.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,549.92
€1,320.54
|
$1,305.59
€1,112.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.39
€161.36
|
$178.90
€152.42
|
|
Cork vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
pay 12.1% less for childcare
|
Cork
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,354.87
€1,154.36
|
$1,108.91
€944.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,397.27
€6,302.52
|
$6,959.78
€5,929.77
|
|
Cork vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cork
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
€5.97
|
$6.63
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
€3.94
|
$4.32
€3.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.73
€17.66
|
$19.16
€16.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.46
€54.92
|
$63.57
€54.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.02
€11.94
|
$13.32
€11.35
|
|
Cork vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Cork
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.62
€86.58
|
$89.93
€76.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.72
€39.81
|
$41.06
€34.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.70
€89.21
|
$96.01
€81.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.88
€107.25
|
$96.40
€82.14
|
|
Cork vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing
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