Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 1.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 58.8% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Samoa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.86
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.28
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.05
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.58
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.92
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.80
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.27
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Ireland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.77
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,129.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Ireland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,339.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,131.04
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€152.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ireland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€948.68
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,447.94
|
?? |
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.65
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.62
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.65
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.04
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.70
|
?? | |
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.22
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.54
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.85
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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