Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.8% cheaper than Nevada.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Nevada, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
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Nevada
|
Ireland
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.97
|
$17.71
€16.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.75
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
|
$2.15
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.66
€1.57
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Nevada
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.37
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.98
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$4.48
€4.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.45
|
$1.22
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Nevada
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$7.11
€6.75
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.83
|
$119.47
€113.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,788.87
|
$37,943.34
€35,984.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.73
|
$20.48
€19.42
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Nevada
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.66
|
$46.92
€44.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,580.91
|
$1,406.76
€1,334.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,412.05
|
$1,187.82
€1,126.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.06
|
$159.87
€151.62
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
|
Nevada
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,300.67
|
$996.31
€944.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,409.44
|
$6,771.62
€6,421.95
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nevada
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
|
$5.94
€5.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
|
$3.80
€3.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.42
|
$16.44
€15.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.44
|
$55.70
€52.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.35
|
$12.29
€11.66
|
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pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Nevada
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.05
|
$77.94
€73.92
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
|
$37.83
€35.87
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
|
$85.63
€81.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.41
|
$89.10
€84.50
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