Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 12.8% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Ireland
|
St. George's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ireland
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
St. George's
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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