Cost of living comparison
Buffalo is 36.4% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Buffalo instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Buffalo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.96
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$11.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$3.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$3.03
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$3.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.79
|
$78.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,492.09
|
$36,344.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$23.20
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.93
|
$66.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,297.27
|
$1,258.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.61
|
$1,058.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.72
|
$135.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.78
|
$1,100.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,968.93
|
$32,450.00
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.38
|
$13.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.43
|
$39.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.40
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€79.00
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.67
|
$44.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.78
|
$104.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.88
|
$104.50
|
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