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 |
$7.74
R145.36
|
$16.63
€15.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.67
|
$9.41
€8.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.32
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.22
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.10
|
$4.31
€3.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.91
|
$4.75
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.18
|
$3.01
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.29
|
$7.64
€7.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.60
|
$113.76
€104.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,173.41
|
$32,407.58
€29,758.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.44
|
$17.14
€15.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.27
|
$52.84
€48.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,402.80
|
$1,291.60
€1,186.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,966.60
|
$1,147.51
€1,053.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,504.83
|
$156.48
€143.69
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.22
|
$893.73
€820.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,881.90
|
$8,678.25
€7,968.81
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.84
|
$5.53
€5.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.43
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.13
|
$15.83
€14.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.10
|
$59.94
€55.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.34
|
$11.50
€10.56
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R810.84
|
$76.22
€69.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.12
|
$37.26
€34.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.47
|
$85.01
€78.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.25
|
$90.50
€83.11
|
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