Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.1% more expensive than Detroit.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
|
Detroit
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$17.10
€15.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
|
$9.80
€9.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
|
Detroit
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.77
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$4.97
€4.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.14
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
|
Detroit
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$7.23
€6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$118.73
€109.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$36,966.92
€34,226.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$18.66
€17.28
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
|
Detroit
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.00
|
$49.22
€45.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.29
|
$1,390.35
€1,287.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,026.33
|
$1,168.86
€1,082.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.21
|
$162.61
€150.55
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Detroit
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$1,101.52
€1,019.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$7,468.96
€6,915.31
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Detroit
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$6.02
€5.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$16.48
€15.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$58.33
€54.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$12.21
€11.31
|
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pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Detroit
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$84.67
€78.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
|
$40.37
€37.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$91.93
€85.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$90.97
€84.22
|
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