Ireland vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

Ireland Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2198
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4821
$3244
🏠 One person rent
$1427
$644
🏘️ Family rent
$2366
$1125
🍽️ Food expenses
$508
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3010
$1675
💸 GDP per capita
$100K
$35657
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
8.02
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
56
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
5.12M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2198) is 66% more expensive than in Italy ($1320). Ireland ranked 6th vs 36th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ireland compared to 1.3 months in Italy. Ranked 8th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Italy

We calculate prices for Ireland and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 148 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ireland Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$4.98
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5690
$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$2368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$18.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$6.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.8
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.5
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1143
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8853
$9827

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2551
553K
Cork
$1889
209K
Galway
$1919
79.5K
Limerick
$1332
58.3K
Waterford
$1868
48.4K
Dundalk
$1753
39K
Swords
$2503
36.9K
Drogheda
$1866
41K
Naas
$1915
21.4K
Kilkenny
$1890
22.2K
Wexford
$1864
20.2K
Tralee
$1637
4.89K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1617
2.87M
Milan
$1826
1.37M
Naples
$1215
966K
Turin
$1246
871K
Palermo
$1074
668K
Genoa
$1318
580K
Bologna
$1406
393K
Florence
$1481
381K
Bari
$1240
323K
Venice
$1433
255K
Verona
$1374
257K
Modena
$1434
185K
Trieste
$1387
204K
Catania
$1084
312K
Messina
$1044
234K
Padua
$1327
210K
Parma
$1313
196K
Brescia
$1498
197K
Ravenna
$1357
159K
Reggio Emilia
$1201
172K
Livorno
$1195
158K
Monza
$1319
124K
Taranto
$1008
198K
Forli
$1383
118K
Rimini
$1352
149K
Prato
$1429
193K
Syracuse
$1016
121K
Cagliari
$1309
154K
Ferrara
$1121
132K
Perugia
$1058
166K