Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 31.7% more expensive than Gatineau.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Gatineau, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Gatineau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.12
CA$30.27
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
CA$2.08
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CA$1.83
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Gatineau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
CA$3.35
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
CA$6.31
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
CA$8.59
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
CA$3.99
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
CA$5.33
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CA$2.03
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
CA$1.63
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
CA$3.31
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
CA$0.99
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
CA$1.28
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Gatineau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.98
CA$6.81
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.75
CA$100.89
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,384.93
CA$26,519.27
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.37
CA$18.29
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
Gatineau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.08
CA$67.15
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.85
CA$1,272.07
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$716.10
CA$979.65
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.64
CA$99.37
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Gatineau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.41
CA$612.07
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.88
CA$12,106.95
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Gatineau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
CA$3.82
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.85
CA$57.26
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Gatineau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.56
CA$55.49
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.66
CA$37.83
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.98
CA$102.57
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.55
CA$117.03
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
|
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