Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
₾23.77
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
₾21.02
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
₾2.08
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₾1.03
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
₾10.63
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₾19.91
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
₾6.29
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
₾7.79
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₾1.64
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₾2.14
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₾1.90
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
₾2.27
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
₾1.04
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
₾0.95
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
₾13.06
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
₾33.17
|
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
₾48,835.91
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₾14.62
|
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
₾48.70
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
₾1,373.40
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
₾960.08
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
₾153.64
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
₾423.04
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
₾7,785.30
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
₾3.66
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
₾6.18
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
₾8.03
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
₾123.05
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
₾15.67
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
₾206.08
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
₾163.38
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
₾332.25
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
₾343.19
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
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