Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 92.1% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,034
|
$17.10
€15.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥771
|
$9.80
€9.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥220
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥870
|
$4.27
€3.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥806
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥312
|
$3.80
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$4.34
€4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥302
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥277
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥283
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥655
|
$7.23
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,515
|
$118.73
€109.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,364,896
|
$36,966.92
€34,075.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,835
|
$18.66
€17.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,251
|
$49.22
€45.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,412
|
$1,390.35
€1,281.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,486
|
$1,168.86
€1,077.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,794
|
$162.61
€149.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,760
|
$1,101.52
€1,015.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,695,938
|
$7,468.96
€6,884.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥408
|
$6.02
€5.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥430
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥606
|
$16.48
€15.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,714
|
$58.33
€53.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,816
|
$12.21
€11.26
|
|
pay 63.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,066
|
$84.67
€78.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,074
|
$40.37
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,317
|
$91.93
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,415
|
$90.97
€83.85
|
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