Ireland is 36.0% more expensive than Samoa.

If you lived in Ireland instead of Samoa, you would:

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $59.13
WST165.55
$17.71
€16.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
WST30.01
$9.75
€9.35
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
WST6.00
$2.15
€2.06

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pay 63.4% more for groceries

 
Samoa
Ireland
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
WST1.98
$1.78
€1.71
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.12
€3.95
Milk (1 gallon) $6.70
WST18.76
$5.05
€4.84

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Samoa
Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.11
€6.82
Monthly public transit pass ?? $119.47
€114.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,943.34
€36,379.05

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Samoa
Ireland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $46.92
€44.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,406.76
€1,348.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,187.82
€1,138.85

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $996.31
€955.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,771.62
€6,492.45

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
WST15.00
$5.94
€5.69
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
WST4.50
$3.80
€3.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $16.44
€15.76

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

 
Samoa
Ireland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.56
WST127.56
$77.94
€74.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.45
WST102.05
$37.83
€36.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.34
WST191.34
$85.63
€82.10

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