Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 17.0% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Norway, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK206.37
|
$17.71
€16.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK135.57
|
$9.75
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.07
|
$2.15
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.11
|
$1.66
€1.58
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.75
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.80
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.61
|
$5.05
€4.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.33
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK66.02
|
$4.48
€4.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.66
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.96
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.38
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.26
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.64
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.73
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 19.7% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.59
|
$7.11
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK749.79
|
$119.47
€113.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK361,489.53
|
$37,943.34
€36,129.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK261.84
|
$20.48
€19.50
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK590.19
|
$46.92
€44.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,478.97
|
$1,406.76
€1,339.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,956.22
|
$1,187.82
€1,131.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,650.62
|
$159.87
€152.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,032.65
|
$996.31
€948.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK68,116.43
|
$6,771.62
€6,447.94
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK98.37
|
$5.94
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.68
|
$3.80
€3.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK147.64
|
$16.44
€15.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK481.45
|
$55.70
€53.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK151.02
|
$12.29
€11.70
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK978.05
|
$77.94
€74.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK446.91
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,120.15
|
$85.63
€81.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,404.57
|
$89.10
€84.85
|
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