Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.4% more expensive than Illinois.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$4.31
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$7.64
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$113.76
€106.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$32,407.58
€30,390.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$52.84
€49.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$156.48
€146.74
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$893.73
€838.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$8,678.25
€8,138.03
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$59.94
€56.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$11.50
€10.78
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$85.01
€79.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$90.50
€84.87
|
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