Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. North Carolina
  4. Ireland
  5. Comparison
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Ireland is 30.3% more expensive than North Carolina.

If you lived in Ireland instead of North Carolina, you would:
local_dining

pay 27.4% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.16 $17.34
€15.21
+22.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.11 $9.84
€8.63
+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82 $2.29
€2.01
+25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.42 $1.74
€1.53
+22.9%
Average +27.4%
North Carolina vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.7% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.58 $1.75
€1.53
-32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97 $4.71
€4.13
-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.02 $4.87
€4.27
+61.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.95 $3.24
€2.84
+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.47 $4.18
€3.66
+20.4%
Apples (1 lb) $2.16 $1.28
€1.12
-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.75 $1.05
€0.92
+39.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.05 $1.15
€1.01
-43.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.87 $1.29
€1.13
-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.16 $0.91
€0.80
-21.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.32 $0.73
€0.64
-44.2%
Average -2.7%
North Carolina vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 99.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.30 $6.39
€5.61
+177.8%
Monthly public transit pass $53.96 $143.49
€125.82
+165.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,571.05 $31,678.88
€27,779.24
+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.26 $18.11
€15.88
+18.7%
Average +99.2%
North Carolina vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 14.7% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $58.39 $59.16
€51.88
+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,027.38 $1,183.64
€1,037.93
+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $845.31 $982.69
€861.72
+16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $112.60 $141.79
€124.33
+25.9%
Average +14.7%
North Carolina vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 23.8% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $895.72 $870.31
€763.18
-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,990.89 $9,384.51
€8,229.28
-44.8%
Average -23.8%
North Carolina vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.19 $5.81
€5.09
+38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.01 $3.85
€3.38
-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.21 $16.18
€14.19
+160.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $35.29 $56.03
€49.13
+58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.82 $12.34
€10.82
+14.1%
Average +53.6%
North Carolina vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 43.7% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $39.85 $86.44
€75.80
+116.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.77 $40.27
€35.32
+19.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $72.76 $94.96
€83.27
+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $88.98 $96.17
€84.33
+8.1%
Average +43.7%
North Carolina vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing
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