Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.8% more expensive than North Carolina.
If you lived in Ireland instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
North Carolina
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
|
$17.10
€15.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.57
|
$9.80
€8.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$2.19
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.73
€1.56
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
North Carolina
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.77
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
|
$4.27
€3.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$4.97
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
|
$3.80
€3.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$4.34
€3.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.93
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.85
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
|
North Carolina
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$7.23
€6.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$118.73
€107.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.18
|
$36,966.92
€33,356.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
$18.66
€16.84
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
|
North Carolina
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$49.22
€44.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,572.30
|
$1,390.35
€1,254.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.14
|
$1,168.86
€1,054.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.22
|
$162.61
€146.72
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
|
North Carolina
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,363.43
|
$1,101.52
€993.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,664.79
|
$7,468.96
€6,739.41
|
|
pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
North Carolina
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$6.02
€5.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$3.78
€3.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.78
|
$16.48
€14.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.56
|
$58.33
€52.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.84
|
$12.21
€11.02
|
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pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
North Carolina
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.05
|
$84.67
€76.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$40.37
€36.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.94
|
$91.93
€82.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.94
|
$90.97
€82.08
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