Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Germany instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
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pay 7.8% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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