Cost of living comparison
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Ireland vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary
Ireland is 8.4% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
Ireland vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ireland instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€18.57
|
$19.70
€16.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.94
€11.96
|
$11.31
€9.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
€3.03
|
$2.39
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
€2.46
|
$1.91
€1.64
|
|
Netherlands vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
€1.85
|
$2.04
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€5.74
|
$5.16
€4.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.16
|
$5.89
€5.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.76
€4.08
|
$4.07
€3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.31
€6.26
|
$5.10
€4.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$1.37
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$1.39
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.58
|
$1.79
€1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.81
|
$0.86
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.68
€0.59
|
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Netherlands vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.56
€7.34
|
$7.75
€6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$101.86
€87.33
|
$121.81
€104.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,970.03
€31,697.62
|
$41,319.33
€35,426.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.44
€23.53
|
$22.20
€19.03
|
|
Netherlands vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
pay 1.7% more for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.26
€42.23
|
$51.47
€44.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.13
€1,253.61
|
$1,543.12
€1,323.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.44
€1,042.96
|
$1,305.59
€1,119.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.59
€171.12
|
$178.90
€153.39
|
|
Netherlands vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
pay 38.1% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,911.60
€1,638.98
|
$1,108.91
€950.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,591.36
€9,080.89
|
$6,959.78
€5,967.22
|
|
Netherlands vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.49
€5.57
|
$6.63
€5.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.17
€3.58
|
$4.32
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.74
€11.78
|
$19.16
€16.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.55
€37.34
|
$63.57
€54.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.09
€13.79
|
$13.32
€11.42
|
|
Netherlands vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.61
€81.12
|
$89.93
€77.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.24
€38.79
|
$41.06
€35.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.29
€89.42
|
$96.01
€82.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.17
€115.89
|
$96.40
€82.66
|
|
Netherlands vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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