Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 15.0% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.68
A$25.25
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
A$8.08
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
A$8.80
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
A$5.50
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
A$6.03
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.22
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.76
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
A$3.59
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
Melbourne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
A$8.04
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.09
A$163.64
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,352.00
A$35,355.04
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
A$24.45
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Melbourne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
A$82.00
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.82
A$2,185.95
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.41
A$1,753.85
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.23
A$195.65
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,718.67
A$2,602.07
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,591.46
A$31,175.57
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
A$5.29
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.87
A$72.48
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
A$22.73
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.72
A$128.27
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.48
A$82.48
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.46
A$180.87
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.69
A$193.32
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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