Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 37.0% more expensive than Moncton.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Moncton, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Moncton
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
CA$22.59
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
CA$13.05
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.18
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Moncton
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.63
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
CA$5.97
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
CA$10.65
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
CA$4.78
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
CA$7.20
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
CA$2.53
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.47
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
Moncton
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
CA$6.20
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.37
CA$70.27
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.21
CA$18.07
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 33.9% more for housing
Moncton
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.58
CA$91.07
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$985.51
CA$1,348.03
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.41
CA$1,111.26
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.04
CA$125.89
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
Moncton
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.96
CA$532.04
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,338.88
CA$10,038.49
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moncton
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
CA$5.02
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CA$4.00
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.82
CA$42.16
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CA$13.30
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Moncton
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.89
CA$81.91
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
CA$46.78
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.28
CA$102.98
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.23
CA$126.15
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
|
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