Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 16.1% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Ireland instead of France, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
France
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
France
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.53
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,025.93
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 61.2% more for housing
France
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.48
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.36
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.42
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.49
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
France
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.73
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,058.30
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.15
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.89
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
France
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.86
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.38
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.95
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.41
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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