Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 10.3% more expensive than Liverpool.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Liverpool, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Liverpool
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
£16.06
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.70
£6.95
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
£1.50
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Liverpool
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
£1.16
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
£3.54
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
£4.09
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
£2.69
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.71
£2.96
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
£0.99
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
£0.57
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
Liverpool
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.51
£68.28
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,345.60
£28,222.30
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.17
£10.51
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Liverpool
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.10
£31.22
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,046.81
£835.84
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.07
£564.57
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$307.66
£245.66
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Liverpool
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,219.18
£973.47
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,836.36
£6,257.08
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Liverpool
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.09
£4.86
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
£3.21
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.78
£14.20
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
£28.01
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£10.07
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Liverpool
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.78
£62.10
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
£34.99
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.29
£70.49
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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