Cost of living comparison
London is 36.9% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in London instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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