Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 91.7% more expensive than Guadalajara.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guadalajara, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
Guadalajara
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.28
MX$187.30
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
MX$22.26
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
MX$14.89
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Guadalajara
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
MX$45.85
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
MX$76.72
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MX$94.00
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
MX$45.02
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
MX$64.59
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
MX$21.61
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.31
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MX$11.50
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MX$14.32
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
MX$12.48
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Guadalajara
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MX$90.38
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.71
MX$443.60
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,708.77
MX$443,595.24
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
MX$246.44
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Guadalajara
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.69
MX$526.26
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$688.24
MX$11,430.64
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.12
MX$7,724.92
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.68
MX$575.94
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Guadalajara
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
MX$4,281.43
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,161.70
MX$135,554.42
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Guadalajara
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.50
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
MX$59.24
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.36
MX$72.45
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.36
MX$703.53
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Guadalajara
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.96
MX$929.36
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
MX$859.38
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.60
MX$1,637.64
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.23
MX$1,614.85
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
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