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Australia vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 3.0% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.2% less in Australia
Groceries
pay 12.4% more in Australia
Transportation
pay 26.1% less in Australia
Housing
pay 14.1% less in Australia
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.2% more in Australia
Clothing
pay 10.8% more in Australia

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Australia are more expensive than in Ireland. Expenses including transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Australia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Ireland, you would:

pay 7.2% less for restaurants

 
Ireland
Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.96
€17.82
$18.42
A$26.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.14
€10.84
$10.19
A$14.59
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.67
€2.39
$2.88
A$4.12
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pay 12.4% more for groceries

 
Ireland
Australia
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.02
€1.80
$2.64
A$3.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.34
€4.77
$4.67
A$6.69
Milk (1 gallon) $5.82
€5.20
$6.28
A$8.99
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pay 26.1% less for transportation

 
Ireland
Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.65
€6.83
$4.98
A$7.13
Monthly public transit pass $110.44
€98.58
$91.09
A$130.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,078.30
€33,989.38
$27,191.77
A$38,934.37
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pay 14.1% less for housing

 
Ireland
Australia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $49.31
€44.02
$57.16
A$81.84
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,521.74
€1,358.33
$1,309.09
A$1,874.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,279.42
€1,142.04
$1,073.97
A$1,537.75
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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Ireland
Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,010.73
€902.19
$1,957.92
A$2,803.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,428.18
€6,630.53
$18,377.12
A$26,313.16
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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ireland
Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.56
€5.86
$7.20
A$10.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.23
€3.78
$3.95
A$5.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $19.61
€17.50
$36.89
A$52.82
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pay 10.8% more for clothing

 
Ireland
Australia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $88.92
€79.37
$77.86
A$111.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.00
€36.60
$53.33
A$76.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.60
€86.22
$112.59
A$161.21
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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