Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 16.9% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Ireland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.91
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.98
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.24
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.81
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.60
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.34
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.94
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.99
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.26
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.54
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Jersey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.57
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.85
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£24,079.67
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.58
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.85
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,470.70
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,333.60
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.54
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,582.88
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,810.08
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Ireland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.48
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.76
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.22
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.32
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.96
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Ireland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.78
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.87
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.52
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£97.22
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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