Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 0.2% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Norway, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.28
kr150.93
|
$15.19
€13.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.20
kr100.77
|
$8.67
€7.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
kr26.78
|
$1.91
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
kr23.62
|
$1.42
€1.25
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
kr21.49
|
$1.69
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr47.09
|
$4.09
€3.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
kr62.49
|
$4.41
€3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
kr31.57
|
$2.85
€2.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
kr50.18
|
$3.86
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr11.54
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
kr9.07
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr11.02
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
kr12.84
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
kr8.83
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
kr9.22
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
kr66.22
|
$7.37
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.83
kr601.37
|
$112.50
€98.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,625.27
kr285,904.99
|
$28,748.49
€25,209.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
kr201.01
|
$15.63
€13.71
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
kr447.18
|
$49.92
€43.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.86
kr8,090.85
|
$1,102.58
€966.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$764.02
kr6,308.62
|
$985.23
€863.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.43
kr1,266.85
|
$128.17
€112.39
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.60
kr2,721.58
|
$785.38
€688.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,950.25
kr40,874.83
|
$8,032.79
€7,043.96
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.03
kr74.59
|
$5.14
€4.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
kr36.49
|
$3.36
€2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.63
kr112.53
|
$14.72
€12.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.56
kr359.71
|
$51.81
€45.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.90
kr114.76
|
$10.48
€9.19
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.32
kr696.24
|
$72.59
€63.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.48
kr416.82
|
$35.98
€31.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.91
kr849.74
|
$79.46
€69.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.03
kr1,106.74
|
$85.18
€74.70
|
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