Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 18.2% more expensive than Perth.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Perth, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Perth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.93
|
$17.10
€15.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£7.22
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.79
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.34
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Perth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.63
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.76
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.81
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.87
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.64
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.90
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.44
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Perth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.73
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£64.91
|
$118.73
€110.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£25,877.23
|
$36,966.92
€34,492.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.96
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
Perth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£29.86
|
$49.22
€45.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£497.64
|
$1,390.35
€1,297.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£398.11
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£198.06
|
$162.61
€151.72
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Perth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£845.99
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,929.17
|
$7,468.96
€6,968.93
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.48
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£3.14
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.94
|
$16.48
€15.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£30.85
|
$58.33
€54.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.96
|
$12.21
€11.40
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Perth
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£48.64
|
$84.67
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£29.24
|
$40.37
€37.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£49.76
|
$91.93
€85.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£51.01
|
$90.97
€84.88
|
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