Cost of living comparison
Spain is 22.9% cheaper than Ireland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.2% less in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 9.3% less in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 30.4% less in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 36.7% less in Spain
- Childcare
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pay 26.3% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.7% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Spain
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€17.27
|
$13.87
€13.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.51
|
$9.22
€8.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.10
|
$2.13
€2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.61
|
$1.58
€1.54
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.74
|
$1.30
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€4.02
|
$6.37
€6.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.92
|
$4.16
€4.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.62
|
$2.66
€2.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.37
|
$3.36
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.19
|
$0.99
€0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.89
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.21
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.54
|
$1.13
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.72
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.94
|
$6.38
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€116.51
|
$34.26
€33.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€37,001.66
|
$33,643.92
€32,808.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.97
|
$14.57
€14.21
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€45.76
|
$31.87
€31.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,371.84
|
$872.36
€850.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,158.34
|
$692.13
€674.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€155.91
|
$103.97
€101.39
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€971.58
|
$385.97
€376.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,603.56
|
$7,352.21
€7,169.74
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.79
|
$2.84
€2.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.71
|
$1.98
€1.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€16.03
|
$5.66
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€54.32
|
$42.87
€41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.98
|
$8.63
€8.42
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€76.01
|
$75.89
€74.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.89
|
$32.12
€31.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€83.50
|
$77.96
€76.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€86.89
|
$91.38
€89.12
|
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