Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Florida
  4. Ireland
  5. Comparison
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Ireland is 21.6% more expensive than Florida.

If you lived in Ireland instead of Florida, you would:
local_dining

pay 16.3% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.72 $16.48
€14.45
+20.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.46 $9.47
€8.31
+27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97 $2.12
€1.86
+7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.55 $1.71
€1.50
+10.7%
Average +16.3%
Florida vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
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pay 20.2% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.90 $1.68
€1.47
-42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.19 $4.37
€3.83
-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.71 $4.49
€3.94
+21.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.56 $3.07
€2.69
+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.55 $4.43
€3.88
-2.8%
Apples (1 lb) $2.38 $1.16
€1.02
-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.76 $0.97
€0.85
+27.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.10 $1.11
€0.97
-47.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.08 $1.18
€1.04
-43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.38 $0.89
€0.78
-35.8%
Onions (1 lb) $1.38 $0.64
€0.56
-53.2%
Average -20.2%
Florida vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 89.8% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.39 $6.32
€5.54
+163.7%
Monthly public transit pass $53.47 $134.95
€118.34
+152.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,831.52 $30,347.54
€26,611.79
+32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $17.10 $18.83
€16.51
+10.1%
Average +89.8%
Florida vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 9.2% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $66.09 $57.48
€50.40
-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.27 $1,066.36
€935.09
-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,007.97 $873.27
€765.77
-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $116.50 $124.00
€108.74
+6.4%
Average -9.2%
Florida vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 11.1% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $773.08 $799.40
€700.99
+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,703.57 $9,447.72
€8,284.71
-25.6%
Average -11.1%
Florida vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.35 $5.49
€4.81
+26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.16 $3.72
€3.26
-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.02 $15.60
€13.68
+122.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $31.32 $57.71
€50.61
+84.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.30 $11.79
€10.34
+4.3%
Average +45.3%
Florida vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 40.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $41.55 $85.68
€75.13
+106.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.54 $39.33
€34.49
+20.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $72.34 $92.40
€81.03
+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $90.86 $97.66
€85.64
+7.5%
Average +40.6%
Florida vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing
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