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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.12
|
$16.63
€15.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.25
|
$9.41
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.27
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.44
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.49
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.58
|
$4.31
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.14
|
$4.75
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.36
|
$3.01
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.11
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.14
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.49
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.85
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.16
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.56
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.06
|
$7.64
€7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹697.24
|
$113.76
€104.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,093,648.67
|
$32,407.58
€29,767.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.53
|
$17.14
€15.75
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for housing
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹702.16
|
$52.84
€48.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,501.29
|
$1,291.60
€1,186.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,119.54
|
$1,147.51
€1,054.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,175.17
|
$156.48
€143.73
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,962.92
|
$893.73
€820.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,438.28
|
$8,678.25
€7,971.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.80
|
$5.53
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.67
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.15
|
$15.83
€14.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,419.60
|
$59.94
€55.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.52
|
$11.50
€10.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,116.84
|
$76.22
€70.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,233.42
|
$37.26
€34.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,436.48
|
$85.01
€78.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,559.91
|
$90.50
€83.13
|
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