Cost of living comparison
Salt Lake City is 7.3% more expensive than Ireland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.8% more in Salt Lake City
- Groceries
-
pay 37.4% more in Salt Lake City
- Transportation
-
pay 31.1% less in Salt Lake City
- Housing
-
pay 18.3% more in Salt Lake City
- Childcare
-
pay 15.8% more in Salt Lake City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.9% less in Salt Lake City
- Clothing
-
pay 13.5% more in Salt Lake City
The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Ireland. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Salt Lake City.
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€15.15
|
$16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.34
|
$10.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€1.84
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.42
|
$1.89
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
$3.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.52
|
$6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.32
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.17
|
$3.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€3.83
|
$4.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.04
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.78
|
$1.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.06
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.08
|
$3.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€102.21
|
$89.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€32,460.53
|
$30,050.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€17.52
|
$13.93
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Ireland
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€40.14
|
$74.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,203.48
|
$1,664.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,016.18
|
$1,361.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€136.77
|
$130.40
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€852.34
|
$1,073.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€5,793.12
|
$8,400.00
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.08
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.26
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€14.06
|
$8.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€47.65
|
$35.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€10.51
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€66.68
|
$66.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€32.36
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€73.25
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€76.23
|
$113.12
|
|
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