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
RUB587.14
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Russia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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