Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 1.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.86
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.00
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.92
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.61
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.72
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.56
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.62
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.63
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.14
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
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pay 5.6% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.60
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,737.17
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.93
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€46.45
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,585.40
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,376.54
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€153.83
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,099.10
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€16,147.85
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.92
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.52
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.57
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.65
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.87
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
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pay 16.5% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€57.41
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.49
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€80.58
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€89.86
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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