Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.8 times more expensive than Wenzhou.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Wenzhou, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Wenzhou
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.12
CN¥22.51
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.85
CN¥35.01
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
CN¥3.33
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
CN¥2.07
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 81.0% more for groceries
Wenzhou
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
CN¥8.50
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
CN¥54.28
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
CN¥13.80
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CN¥12.36
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.67
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.77
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.81
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
CN¥3.63
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CN¥2.62
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
CN¥3.25
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Wenzhou
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CN¥32.19
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,388.97
CN¥140,050.41
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.46
CN¥32.21
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Wenzhou
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.17
CN¥95.13
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.59
CN¥1,600.58
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.81
CN¥294.77
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Wenzhou
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.12
CN¥3,829.16
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,967.37
CN¥187,567.52
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Wenzhou
|
Ireland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CN¥6.65
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
CN¥25.34
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.70
CN¥91.70
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CN¥42.52
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
Wenzhou
|
Ireland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.98
CN¥418.78
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.77
CN¥150.05
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.78
CN¥475.17
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.47
CN¥350.13
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
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