Cost of living comparison
London is 49.4% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in London instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.95
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.76
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.41
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.39
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Ireland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.86
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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