Ireland vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5272
$2913
🏠 One person rent
$1570
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2720
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$2115
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$33767
😃 Human freedom index
8.91
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
71
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
15%
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
5.15M
125M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2387) is 110% more expensive than in Japan ($1135). Ireland ranked 9th vs 62nd for Japan 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 4th and 15th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Japan

We calculate prices for Ireland and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1635
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5460
$5067
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4389
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.5
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1113
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7289
$12687

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2627
593K
Cork
$2275
222K
Galway
$2297
83.5K
Limerick
$1969
62.7K
Waterford
$2134
48.4K
Swords
$2186
36.9K
Drogheda
$2628
41K
Naas
$2216
21.4K
Dundalk
$1767
39K
Kilkenny
$1785
22.2K
Tralee
$1707
26.1K
Wexford
$1662
20.2K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1607
14.3M
Yokohama
$1335
3.76M
Osaka
$1242
2.75M
Nagoya
$1202
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1249
1.54M
Hiroshima
$878
1.2M
Sapporo
$1204
1.96M
Kyoto
$1148
1.46M
Kobe
$1107
1.52M
Chiba
$1267
975K
Saitama
$1196
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1057
1.6M
Sendai
$1055
1.06M
Sakai
$1146
824K
Yokosuka
$1125
390K
Sagamihara
$1042
726K
Shizuoka
$932
686K
Kitakyushu
$1003
935K
Kagoshima
$1158
594K
Hachioji
$1305
576K
Wakayama
$1189
353K
Kumamoto
$894
738K
Amagasaki
$1111
456K
Utsunomiya
$1009
518K
Kawaguchi
$1081
594K
Funabashi
$1231
641K
Niigata
$1059
791K
Hamamatsu
$1045
788K
Himeji
$1181
528K
Kurashiki
$1078
475K