Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Ireland instead of India, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹184.22
|
$16.63
€15.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹322.91
|
$9.41
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹33.92
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.28
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.11
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹206.45
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹204.03
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹75.58
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹111.95
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹68.43
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.24
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.47
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹17.98
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.43
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.56
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹393.99
|
$7.64
€7.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹690.10
|
$113.76
€106.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,082,450.85
|
$32,407.58
€30,249.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹222.23
|
$17.14
€16.00
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for housing
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹694.97
|
$52.84
€49.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,393.77
|
$1,291.60
€1,205.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,046.65
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,152.90
|
$156.48
€146.06
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,922.34
|
$893.73
€834.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹99,409.89
|
$8,678.25
€8,100.28
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹155.19
|
$5.53
€5.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹115.47
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹316.88
|
$15.83
€14.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,405.07
|
$59.94
€55.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹242.02
|
$11.50
€10.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,095.17
|
$76.22
€71.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,210.55
|
$37.26
€34.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,401.29
|
$85.01
€79.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,533.70
|
$90.50
€84.48
|
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