Cost of living comparison
Konstanz is 13.5% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Konstanz instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.75
|
$18.68
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$3.22
€2.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$3.28
€3.02
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.43
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.48
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$7.41
€6.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.63
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.66
|
$7.38
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.37
|
$53.07
€48.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
$31,859.98
€29,346.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.19
|
$18.52
€17.06
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Ireland
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
$51.93
€47.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
$1,160.53
€1,068.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
$879.37
€810.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
$314.19
€289.41
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
$613.64
€565.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
$16,751.23
€15,429.68
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.54
|
$4.49
€4.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.73
|
$51.89
€47.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.25
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
$119.01
€109.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
$24.37
€22.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
$107.94
€99.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.79
|
$151.08
€139.16
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Konstanz or Ireland. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.