Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 0.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.27
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.64
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.87
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.96
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.36
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.76
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.02
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.46
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,758.26
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.74
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.52
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,186.01
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,053.70
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€143.69
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 61.7% more for childcare
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€820.67
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,968.81
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.08
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.30
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.54
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.04
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.56
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€69.99
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.21
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.06
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.11
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
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