Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 73.4% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CZK187.22
|
$17.71
€17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.61
CZK185.21
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CZK38.76
|
$2.15
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CZK32.85
|
$1.66
€1.59
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
CZK31.32
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
CZK132.96
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
CZK94.75
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
CZK64.26
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
CZK90.65
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
CZK15.00
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CZK17.23
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CZK21.34
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
CZK31.44
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK12.28
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
CZK11.31
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CZK144.83
|
$7.11
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.06
CZK512.42
|
$119.47
€114.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,453.98
CZK765,155.71
|
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.74
CZK285.56
|
$20.48
€19.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.70
CZK454.79
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.48
CZK14,850.62
|
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$493.17
CZK11,996.94
|
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.15
CZK4,820.22
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.72
CZK8,847.88
|
$996.31
€956.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,967.34
CZK193,815.21
|
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
CZK46.21
|
$5.94
€5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
CZK63.25
|
$3.80
€3.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
CZK157.21
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.23
CZK1,148.82
|
$55.70
€53.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.95
CZK217.64
|
$12.29
€11.80
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.75
CZK1,696.63
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.40
CZK763.75
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.03
CZK1,946.91
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.55
CZK2,518.99
|
$89.10
€85.53
|
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