Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cork vs. White Plains Cost of Living Summary
Cork is 16.1% cheaper than White Plains.
Cork vs. White Plains Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cork instead of White Plains, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
|
White Plains
|
Cork
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$22.38
€19.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.85
€11.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$2.90
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.20
€1.96
|
|
White Plains vs. Cork - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
White Plains
|
Cork
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.16
|
$2.31
€2.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.27
|
$6.99
€6.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
$6.35
€5.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.40
|
$4.54
€4.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.76
|
$5.90
€5.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.62
|
$1.47
€1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.52
€1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$2.16
€1.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.05
€0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
White Plains vs. Cork - Cost of groceries
pay 20.9% more for transportation
|
White Plains
|
Cork
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
|
$8.02
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$142.72
|
$76.14
€67.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$39,000.39
€34,823.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
|
$17.24
€15.40
|
|
White Plains vs. Cork - Cost of transportation
pay 12.6% less for housing
|
White Plains
|
Cork
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
|
$55.73
€49.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.00
|
$2,161.09
€1,929.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,950.00
|
$1,811.36
€1,617.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.69
|
$183.99
€164.28
|
|
White Plains vs. Cork - Cost of housing
pay 68.9% less for childcare
|
White Plains
|
Cork
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,000.00
|
$1,078.55
€963.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$5,374.73
€4,799.08
|
|
White Plains vs. Cork - Cost of childcare
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
White Plains
|
Cork
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.28
€6.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.59
|
$4.38
€3.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$20.16
€18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$173.00
|
$53.32
€47.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$13.44
€12.00
|
|
White Plains vs. Cork - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
White Plains
|
Cork
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.50
|
$94.91
€84.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
|
$42.76
€38.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.58
|
$107.90
€96.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
|
$119.88
€107.04
|
|
White Plains vs. Cork - Cost of clothing
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