Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 38.3% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Italy, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.45
|
$17.10
€15.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.29
|
$9.80
€8.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.29
|
$2.19
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.10
|
$1.73
€1.58
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.88
|
$1.77
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.23
|
$4.27
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.11
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.11
|
$3.80
€3.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.58
|
$4.34
€3.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.87
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay 60.4% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.70
|
$7.23
€6.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.94
|
$118.73
€108.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,659.89
|
$36,966.92
€33,781.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.87
|
$18.66
€17.05
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.29
|
$49.22
€44.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€603.70
|
$1,390.35
€1,270.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€461.37
|
$1,168.86
€1,068.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€145.29
|
$162.61
€148.59
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€474.53
|
$1,101.52
€1,006.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,786.43
|
$7,468.96
€6,825.26
|
|
pay 70.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.54
|
$6.02
€5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.78
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.63
|
$16.48
€15.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.90
|
$58.33
€53.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.69
|
$12.21
€11.16
|
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pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.13
|
$84.67
€77.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.11
|
$40.37
€36.89
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€76.81
|
$91.93
€84.01
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€105.55
|
$90.97
€83.13
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