Cost of living comparison
Greece is 23.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.86
|
$13.17
€12.54
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.28
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.05
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.58
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.92
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.80
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.27
|
$4.23
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.77
|
$7.55
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.76
|
$40.19
€38.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,129.65
|
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.50
|
$13.82
€13.16
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.68
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,339.51
|
$524.36
€499.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,131.04
|
$392.21
€373.46
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€152.23
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€948.68
|
$413.12
€393.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,447.94
|
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.65
|
$4.40
€4.19
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.62
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.65
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.04
|
$48.72
€46.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.70
|
$8.82
€8.40
|
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pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.22
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.54
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.85
|
$93.42
€88.96
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