Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 71.5% more expensive than Ponta Delgada.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:
pay 35.2% more for restaurants
Ponta Delgada
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Ponta Delgada
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.79
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Ponta Delgada
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ponta Delgada
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,028.84
€954.50
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€627.96
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
€115.25
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Ponta Delgada
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€251.19
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ponta Delgada
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.50
€51.49
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Ponta Delgada
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.83
€78.70
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
€73.68
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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