Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 8.4% more expensive than Oklahoma.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Oklahoma, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
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Oklahoma
|
Ireland
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.80
|
$17.71
€16.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$9.75
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$2.15
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
|
$1.66
€1.58
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
|
Oklahoma
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$5.05
€4.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
|
$4.48
€4.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.24
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 93.2% more for transportation
|
Oklahoma
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$7.11
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.50
|
$119.47
€113.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,179.19
|
$37,943.34
€36,129.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.56
|
$20.48
€19.50
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Oklahoma
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.55
|
$46.92
€44.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,129.07
|
$1,406.76
€1,339.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.94
|
$1,187.82
€1,131.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.93
|
$159.87
€152.23
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
|
Oklahoma
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,170.84
|
$996.31
€948.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,975.00
|
$6,771.62
€6,447.94
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oklahoma
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.05
|
$5.94
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
|
$3.80
€3.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.72
|
$16.44
€15.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.67
|
$55.70
€53.04
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
|
$12.29
€11.70
|
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pay 1.3% more for clothing
|
Oklahoma
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
|
$77.94
€74.22
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.01
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.56
|
$85.63
€81.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.44
|
$89.10
€84.85
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