Cost of living comparison

 Estonia
compared to
 Ireland
Ireland vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 76.3% more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants
pay 13.3% more in Ireland
Groceries
pay 38.0% more in Ireland
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Ireland
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Ireland
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 60.1% more in Ireland
Clothing
pay 4.4% less in Ireland

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Ireland are more expensive than in Estonia. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ireland.

Ireland vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ireland instead of Estonia, you would:

pay 13.3% more for restaurants

 
Estonia
Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.54
€11.95
$17.71
€16.88
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.68
€8.27
$9.75
€9.29
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.03
€1.93
$2.15
€2.05

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

 
Estonia
Ireland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
€1.05
$1.78
€1.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.07
€4.83
$4.12
€3.92
Milk (1 gallon) $4.04
€3.85
$5.05
€4.81

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Estonia
Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.86
€6.54
$7.11
€6.78
Monthly public transit pass $22.40
€21.35
$119.47
€113.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,622.60
€25,375.41
$37,943.34
€36,165.81

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Estonia
Ireland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.99
€26.68
$46.92
€44.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $484.69
€461.99
$1,406.76
€1,340.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $364.00
€346.95
$1,187.82
€1,132.17

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Estonia
Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $230.59
€219.79
$996.31
€949.63
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,509.99
€7,158.17
$6,771.62
€6,454.39

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Estonia
Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.19
€3.99
$5.94
€5.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
€3.22
$3.80
€3.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.81
€5.54
$16.44
€15.67

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

 
Estonia
Ireland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.44
€96.68
$77.94
€74.29
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.43
€32.82
$37.83
€36.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.18
€77.38
$85.63
€81.62

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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