Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 80.5% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$17.71
€16.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$9.75
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$2.15
€2.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$1.66
€1.59
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 56.9% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$7.11
€6.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$119.47
€114.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$37,943.34
€36,379.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$20.48
€19.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$46.92
€44.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$1,406.76
€1,348.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$1,187.82
€1,138.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$159.87
€153.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$996.31
€955.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$6,771.62
€6,492.45
|
|
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$5.94
€5.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$3.80
€3.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$16.44
€15.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$55.70
€53.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$12.29
€11.78
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$77.94
€74.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$85.63
€82.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$89.10
€85.43
|
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