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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.75
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.34
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Italy
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.36
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.21
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.84
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.67
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.24
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
Italy
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€616.25
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€470.97
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Italy
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€484.40
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 70.9% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.63
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.89
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.87
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Italy
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.75
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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