Cost of living comparison
France is 3.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in France instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€17.00
|
$15.64
€15.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
$10.86
€10.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.07
|
$2.73
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.59
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Ireland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$1.71
€1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.95
|
$8.46
€8.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$4.52
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$5.82
€5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.47
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.90
€0.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
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pay 21.8% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.83
|
$7.25
€6.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€114.68
|
$50.39
€48.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
$31,262.62
€30,008.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.65
|
$17.66
€16.95
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
$30.07
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
$750.17
€720.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
$604.38
€580.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
$140.10
€134.47
|
|
pay 2.3% more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€956.33
|
$690.26
€662.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
$9,163.56
€8,795.89
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.70
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.65
|
$3.01
€2.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
$11.83
€11.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.47
|
$35.91
€34.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.80
|
$12.10
€11.61
|
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pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
$89.62
€86.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
$37.76
€36.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
$91.52
€87.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.53
|
$126.90
€121.80
|
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