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Ireland

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United States

New York City vs. Maynooth Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 35.6% more expensive than Maynooth.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% more in New York City
Groceries: pay 54.3% more in New York City
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in New York City
Housing: pay 45.3% more in New York City
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in New York City
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in New York City

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in New York City are more expensive than in Maynooth. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New York City.

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New York City vs. Maynooth Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Maynooth, you would:

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

	Maynooth	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.38 €20.31	$26.50	+18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.66	$14.50	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.90 €2.63	$3.95	+36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €2.00	$2.97	+34.7%
Average			+19.6%

Maynooth vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.3% more for groceries

	Maynooth	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 €2.18	$4.78	+98.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.55	$9.47	+88.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.35 €5.76	$5.13	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67 €4.23	$6.03	+29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.25	$7.93	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.33	$3.11	+112.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.20	$0.96	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.38	$2.83	+86.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16 €1.96	$3.08	+42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.92	$1.83	+79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.62	$2.04	+199.0%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Maynooth	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.02 €7.27	$4.31	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.17 €111.73	$140.00	+13.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €35,379.20	$35,458.00	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.64	$20.44	+18.5%
Average			-17.9%

Maynooth vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.3% more for housing

	Maynooth	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.73 €50.55	$71.57	+28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,463.42 €2,234.69	$4,447.32	+80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,258.13 €2,048.47	$3,217.65	+42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.99 €166.91	$164.80	-10.4%
Average			+45.3%

Maynooth vs. New York City - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Maynooth	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,078.55 €978.41	$3,379.10	+213.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,959.40	$60,882.67	+326.2%
Average			+265.4%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Maynooth	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 €6.60	$8.50	+16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 €3.97	$6.50	+48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.16 €18.28	$19.00	-5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.72 €54.17	$121.41	+103.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €12.19	$22.50	+67.5%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Maynooth	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.91 €86.10	$75.86	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €45.77	$54.45	+7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.90 €97.88	$120.38	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.88 €108.75	$132.00	+10.1%
Average			+1.5%

Maynooth vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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