Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 10.8% more expensive than Michigan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
|
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.68
|
$17.71
€16.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.87
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.15
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$1.66
€1.57
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.12
|
$4.12
€3.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
|
$5.05
€4.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
|
$4.48
€4.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.58
€1.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
|
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$7.11
€6.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.27
|
$119.47
€113.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,758.20
|
$37,943.34
€35,895.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$20.48
€19.37
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.88
|
$46.92
€44.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,322.38
|
$1,406.76
€1,330.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,104.85
|
$1,187.82
€1,123.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.58
|
$159.87
€151.24
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
|
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,159.08
|
$996.31
€942.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,453.87
|
$6,771.62
€6,406.15
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$5.94
€5.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$3.80
€3.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.42
|
$16.44
€15.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.69
|
$55.70
€52.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.67
|
$12.29
€11.63
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
|
Michigan
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.13
|
$77.94
€73.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
|
$37.83
€35.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.38
|
$85.63
€81.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
|
$89.10
€84.30
|
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