Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.1% more expensive than Wisconsin.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Wisconsin, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Wisconsin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.11
|
$17.10
€15.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Wisconsin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 74.7% more for transportation
Wisconsin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.33
|
$118.73
€110.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,396.71
|
$36,966.92
€34,488.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.35
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Wisconsin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.98
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.48
|
$1,390.35
€1,297.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.53
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.43
|
$162.61
€151.71
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Wisconsin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,579.88
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,244.47
|
$7,468.96
€6,968.28
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Wisconsin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.53
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.61
|
$16.48
€15.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.66
|
$58.33
€54.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.85
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Wisconsin
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.71
|
$84.67
€78.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.70
|
$40.37
€37.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.00
|
$91.93
€85.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
|
$90.97
€84.87
|
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