Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Ireland instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR146.36
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR79.69
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.42
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.23
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.40
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR62.08
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR71.41
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR36.84
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR34.72
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.36
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.89
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.37
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.18
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.71
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.82
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR84.88
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR898.10
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR345,919.10
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR149.05
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR718.85
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,411.90
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,722.97
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,350.63
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,004.98
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR66,800.62
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.04
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR31.62
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR47.36
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR504.12
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR104.86
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR789.89
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR533.32
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,438.92
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,362.58
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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