Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 14.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Washington, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
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Washington
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$4.31
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$7.64
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$113.76
€106.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$32,407.58
€30,390.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$52.84
€49.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$156.48
€146.74
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$893.73
€838.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$8,678.25
€8,138.03
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$59.94
€56.21
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$11.50
€10.78
|
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pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$85.01
€79.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$90.50
€84.87
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