Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.6% more expensive than Illinois.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.94
|
$15.19
€14.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
|
$8.67
€8.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
|
$1.91
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.42
€1.40
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
|
$1.69
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
|
$4.09
€4.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
|
$4.41
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
|
$2.85
€2.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
|
$3.86
€3.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.13
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.13
€1.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.12
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.82
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.59
€0.58
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
|
$7.37
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.06
|
$112.50
€110.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,932.34
|
$28,748.49
€28,221.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.36
|
$15.63
€15.34
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.99
|
$49.92
€49.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,145.33
|
$1,102.58
€1,082.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,003.81
|
$985.23
€967.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.31
|
$128.17
€125.82
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$975.12
|
$785.38
€770.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,205.90
|
$8,032.79
€7,885.52
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.66
|
$5.14
€5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
|
$3.36
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.17
|
$14.72
€14.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.23
|
$51.81
€50.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
|
$10.48
€10.29
|
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pay 13.8% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.37
|
$72.59
€71.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.35
|
$35.98
€35.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.10
|
$79.46
€78.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.59
|
$85.18
€83.62
|
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