Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 20.1% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Douglas
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
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