Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 77.6% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK181.89
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.73
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.73
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.21
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.91
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK136.90
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.16
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.48
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.67
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.37
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.72
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.08
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.80
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.90
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.97
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.06
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK466.66
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,056.27
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK274.82
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.38
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,772.19
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,588.20
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,476.68
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,409.16
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,275.79
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.09
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.89
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.74
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,122.27
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK219.82
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,661.00
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK855.31
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,933.33
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,397.62
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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