Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 50.5% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Ireland instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,116
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,665
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡926
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡849
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,039
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,861
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,605
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,612
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,945
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,122
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡269
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡445
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡548
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡497
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡521
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,126
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡18,118
|
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,493,994
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,752
|
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,772
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡347,915
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡213,043
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,310
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 74.5% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡181,545
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,426,372
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,414
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,546
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,215
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,753
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,770
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡43,153
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,745
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,916
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,795
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
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