Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 33.8% more expensive than Sydney.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Sydney
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
CA$15.99
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
CA$9.92
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
CA$3.06
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
CA$2.81
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Sydney
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
CA$3.57
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
CA$4.50
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.74
CA$11.91
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.69
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
CA$5.21
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
CA$4.53
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.91
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
CA$0.53
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Sydney
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.54
CA$67.46
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 68.0% more for housing
Sydney
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.72
CA$94.94
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$978.52
CA$1,332.50
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$513.72
CA$699.56
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.15
CA$95.53
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 50.1% more for childcare
Sydney
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$999.37
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
CA$4.00
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.01
CA$69.46
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
CA$10.99
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.07
CA$119.92
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.15
CA$118.68
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.08
CA$149.91
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.08
CA$149.91
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
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