Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 58.7% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
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pay 79.6% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 58.1% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 86.6% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
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pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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