Cost of living comparison
France is 1.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in France instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.27
|
$16.13
€14.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.64
|
$9.98
€9.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.87
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Ireland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.96
|
$8.33
€7.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.36
|
$4.25
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.76
|
$3.47
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.03
€0.94
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.02
|
$7.84
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.46
|
$52.45
€48.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,758.26
|
$26,223.89
€24,080.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.74
|
$18.05
€16.57
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.52
|
$30.93
€28.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,186.01
|
$760.64
€698.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,053.70
|
$610.71
€560.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€143.69
|
$135.03
€124.00
|
|
pay 2.8% more for childcare
Ireland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€820.67
|
$674.24
€619.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,968.81
|
$11,309.03
€10,384.51
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.08
|
$6.24
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.30
|
$2.93
€2.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.54
|
$11.11
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.04
|
$37.98
€34.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.56
|
$11.22
€10.30
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Ireland
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€69.99
|
$85.18
€78.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.21
|
$38.90
€35.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.06
|
$90.98
€83.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.11
|
$122.71
€112.68
|
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