Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.7% more expensive than Mississauga.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mississauga, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Mississauga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CA$1.99
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Mississauga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
CA$2.99
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
CA$7.91
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CA$9.43
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
CA$4.11
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.96
CA$5.42
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.79
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
CA$0.64
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.91
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.61
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Mississauga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
CA$6.51
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$106.57
CA$145.77
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,642.32
CA$26,867.74
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.83
CA$24.38
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Mississauga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.56
CA$75.99
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,640.92
CA$2,244.53
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,410.04
CA$1,928.72
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.90
CA$138.01
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
Mississauga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,165.23
CA$1,593.87
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,549.65
CA$36,315.94
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mississauga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
CA$4.75
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.20
CA$59.09
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.77
CA$13.37
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Mississauga
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.25
CA$67.36
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
CA$54.92
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.82
CA$132.44
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.94
CA$146.27
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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