Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 7.4 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.44
Rs151
|
$17.34
€15.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
Rs508
|
$9.84
€8.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
Rs31
|
$2.29
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs25
|
$1.74
€1.53
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
Rs52
|
$1.75
€1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
Rs388
|
$4.71
€4.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
Rs279
|
$4.87
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs99
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
Rs105
|
$4.18
€3.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
Rs53
|
$1.28
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
Rs30
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs32
|
$1.15
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs25
|
$1.29
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
Rs16
|
$0.91
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
Rs17
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
Rs276
|
$6.39
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.06
Rs951
|
$143.49
€125.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,184.57
Rs1,490,089
|
$31,678.88
€27,779.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.47
Rs259
|
$18.11
€15.88
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
Rs2,140
|
$59.16
€51.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.37
Rs10,754
|
$1,183.64
€1,037.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.22
Rs6,956
|
$982.69
€861.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.03
Rs5,255
|
$141.79
€124.33
|
|
pay 18.1 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$33.15
Rs3,483
|
$870.31
€763.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.88
Rs99,890
|
$9,384.51
€8,229.28
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
Rs273
|
$5.81
€5.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
Rs146
|
$3.85
€3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.42
Rs150
|
$16.18
€14.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
Rs1,357
|
$56.03
€49.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.81
Rs401
|
$12.34
€10.82
|
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pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.96
Rs1,572
|
$86.44
€75.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.68
Rs2,593
|
$40.27
€35.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.24
Rs4,647
|
$94.96
€83.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.10
Rs3,267
|
$96.17
€84.33
|
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