Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 17.8% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$9.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$2.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.04
|
$6.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$3.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$4.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$6.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$2.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.16
|
$3.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.68
|
$98.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,390.21
|
$29,254.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$17.13
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
|
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.55
|
$67.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.20
|
$1,826.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.08
|
$1,523.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.74
|
$121.56
|
|
pay 58.4% more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.09
|
$1,283.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,138.03
|
$15,027.62
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$8.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.21
|
$52.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.78
|
$11.65
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Colorado
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$48.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$39.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.72
|
$86.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.87
|
$125.84
|
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