Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB650.73
|
$17.10
€15.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB399.43
|
$9.80
€8.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB79.99
|
$2.19
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.62
|
$1.73
€1.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB46.23
|
$1.77
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB373.23
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB304.45
|
$4.97
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB115.29
|
$3.80
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB163.62
|
$4.34
€3.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.39
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.08
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB70.95
|
$1.26
€1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB85.67
|
$1.51
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.90
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.76
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB209.86
|
$7.23
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,809.98
|
$118.73
€108.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,740,715.77
|
$36,966.92
€33,661.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB419.79
|
$18.66
€16.99
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB594.53
|
$49.22
€44.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,109.28
|
$1,390.35
€1,266.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,654.40
|
$1,168.86
€1,064.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,466.35
|
$162.61
€148.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,131.49
|
$1,101.52
€1,003.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB528,071.77
|
$7,468.96
€6,801.09
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB142.22
|
$6.02
€5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB163.02
|
$3.78
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB208.19
|
$16.48
€15.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,753.62
|
$58.33
€53.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB396.82
|
$12.21
€11.12
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,509.99
|
$84.67
€77.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,477.72
|
$40.37
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,415.02
|
$91.93
€83.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,483.60
|
$90.97
€82.83
|
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