Cost of living comparison
Texas is 16.9% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Texas instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Texas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.86
|
$17.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.28
|
$9.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.05
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.58
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.92
|
$6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.80
|
$3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
$3.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.27
|
$5.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.77
|
$2.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.76
|
$63.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,129.65
|
$32,552.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.50
|
$19.17
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Ireland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.68
|
$72.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,339.51
|
$1,374.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,131.04
|
$1,217.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€152.23
|
$166.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€948.68
|
$1,230.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,447.94
|
$19,254.84
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.65
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.62
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.65
|
$8.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.04
|
$38.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.70
|
$12.81
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Texas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.22
|
$51.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$38.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.54
|
$87.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.85
|
$120.01
|
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