Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 8.1% more expensive than Halifax.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Halifax, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Halifax
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
CA$12.61
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Halifax
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.16
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
CA$7.17
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
CA$9.77
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
CA$4.76
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.38
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CA$1.05
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
CA$2.88
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
CA$1.44
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CA$1.45
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Halifax
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
CA$6.98
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.84
CA$83.22
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,263.28
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.07
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Halifax
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,266.47
CA$1,732.34
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,015.83
CA$1,389.51
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.86
CA$163.95
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
Halifax
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.58
CA$840.65
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,721.71
CA$17,401.39
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Halifax
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
CA$4.82
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.39
CA$59.35
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Halifax
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.30
CA$86.59
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
CA$48.53
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.91
CA$121.62
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
CA$135.18
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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