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Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Nell'emilia is 11.8% cheaper than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Childcare: pay 26.1% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Reggio Nell'emilia

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Reggio Nell'emilia are more expensive than in Ireland. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Reggio Nell'emilia.

Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Nell'emilia instead of Ireland, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Ireland	Reggio Nell'emilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.70 €16.83	$17.52 €14.96	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.31 €9.66	$11.68 €9.97	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 €2.04	$3.65 €3.12	+52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.63	$1.73 €1.47	-9.5%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Ireland	Reggio Nell'emilia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.74	$2.10 €1.80	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16 €4.40	$9.83 €8.39	+90.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 €5.03	$5.49 €4.69	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 €3.47	$3.78 €3.23	-7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 €4.35	$4.87 €4.16	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.17	$0.97 €0.83	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.92 €0.78	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.19	$1.06 €0.90	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 €1.53	$1.59 €1.36	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.74	$1.05 €0.90	+22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$1.03 €0.88	+51.1%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Ireland	Reggio Nell'emilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.62	$7.90 €6.74	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$121.81 €104.01	$37.96 €32.41	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,319.33 €35,281.01	$29,199.74 €24,932.55	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.20 €18.95	$36.79 €31.42	+65.7%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Ireland	Reggio Nell'emilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.47 €43.95	$28.37 €24.22	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,543.12 €1,317.62	$697.46 €595.53	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,305.59 €1,114.80	$550.90 €470.39	-57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$178.90 €152.75	$148.33 €126.66	-17.1%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 26.1% less for childcare

	Ireland	Reggio Nell'emilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,108.91 €946.86	$521.70 €445.46	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,959.78 €5,942.69	$7,007.94 €5,983.81	+0.7%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Reggio Nell'emilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 €5.66	$5.84 €4.99	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 €3.69	$2.26 €1.93	-47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.16 €16.36	$7.01 €5.98	-63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.57 €54.28	$62.29 €53.19	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 €11.37	$10.51 €8.98	-21.1%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Ireland	Reggio Nell'emilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.93 €76.78	$79.42 €67.82	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 €35.06	$46.72 €39.89	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.01 €81.98	$105.12 €89.76	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.40 €82.32	$115.83 €98.90	+20.1%
Average			+7.9%

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