Cost of living comparison

Puerto Rico

compared to

Ireland

Ireland vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 23.0% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% more in Ireland
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Ireland
Transportation: pay 65.7% more in Ireland
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Ireland
Childcare: pay 0.5% less in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% more in Ireland
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Ireland

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Ireland are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Ireland. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Ireland.

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Ireland vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ireland instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 30.7% more for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34	$19.96 €17.77	+22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24	$12.14 €10.81	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$2.67 €2.38	+53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$2.00 €1.78	+47.6%
Average			+30.7%

Puerto Rico vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Ireland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.37	$2.02 €1.79	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35	$5.34 €4.75	-0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.71	$5.82 €5.18	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.03	$4.21 €3.75	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95	$5.11 €4.55	+29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15	$1.36 €1.21	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17	$1.03 €0.91	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.39 €1.23	-26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$1.90 €1.69	-8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.92 €0.82	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.54	$0.70 €0.62	-54.9%
Average			-24.7%

Puerto Rico vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.7% more for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08	$7.65 €6.81	+87.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.75	$110.44 €98.30	+192.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,571.43	$38,078.30 €33,891.06	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$17.71 €15.76	+22.1%
Average			+65.7%

Puerto Rico vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Puerto Rico	Ireland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.43	$49.31 €43.89	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,098.02	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$722.33	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	+77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.66	$177.91 €158.35	-22.2%
Average			+35.9%

Puerto Rico vs. Ireland - Cost of housing

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pay 0.5% less for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$700.71	$1,010.73 €899.58	+44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,819.51	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	-31.3%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61	$6.56 €5.84	+151.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78	$4.23 €3.77	+52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.22	$19.61 €17.45	+74.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.37	$58.26 €51.85	+98.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.50	$13.78 €12.27	+45.1%
Average			+80.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Ireland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.28	$88.92 €79.14	+70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.82	$41.00 €36.49	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.61	$96.60 €85.97
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.25	$104.62 €93.12	+3.3%
Average			+10.8%

Puerto Rico vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing

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