Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 1.5% cheaper than Reading.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Reading, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Reading
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.33
£21.82
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Reading
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
£2.57
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.74
£4.58
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
£2.60
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.14
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.62
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.23
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
£1.02
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.54
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.42
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Reading
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.90
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.74
£64.47
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,015.68
£21,571.13
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.09
£13.65
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Reading
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.46
£28.31
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,356.94
£1,083.47
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.33
£857.02
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.75
£139.53
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Reading
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,602.31
£1,279.39
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,836.45
£15,040.28
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
£3.97
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
£3.02
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.22
£12.15
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
£31.92
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
£6.45
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Reading
|
Ireland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.53
£59.51
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.88
£42.22
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
£82.18
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.09
£72.73
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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