Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 27.3% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.68
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
Madrid
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.57
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.57
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.12
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.35
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
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