Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 13.3% more expensive than Michigan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.21
|
$17.10
€15.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.38
|
$4.27
€3.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$7.23
€6.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
|
$118.73
€109.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,722.13
|
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.20
|
$18.66
€17.19
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.97
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,272.02
|
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,084.81
|
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.00
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
|
pay 28.3% less for childcare
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,063.19
|
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,799.54
|
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.49
|
$6.02
€5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.41
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.86
|
$58.33
€53.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.19
|
$12.21
€11.25
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.63
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.69
|
$90.97
€83.79
|
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