Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 60.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Greece
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 99.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Greece
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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