Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 22.6% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Minnesota
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€17.00
|
$17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
$10.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.07
|
$2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.59
|
$1.99
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$3.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.95
|
$4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
$3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$5.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$2.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.83
|
$3.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€114.68
|
$75.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
$32,650.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.65
|
$15.25
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Ireland
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
$66.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
$1,195.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
$1,106.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
$119.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€956.33
|
$1,324.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
$22,140.67
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.70
|
$5.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.65
|
$5.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
$9.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.47
|
$48.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.80
|
$13.28
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
$52.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
$47.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
$84.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.53
|
$103.00
|
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