Ireland vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2547
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5588
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$1679
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$2855
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3457
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
34
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
88
59
😀 Quality of life
93
46
🏙️ Population
5.15M
109M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2547) is 314% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Ireland ranked 8th vs 161st for the Philippines 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 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 6th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Ireland and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.5
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1684
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.1
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.52
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.65
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.1
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1228
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8181
$5937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2810
593K
Cork
$2459
222K
Galway
$2427
83.5K
Limerick
$2066
62.7K
Waterford
$2207
48.4K
Swords
$2528
36.9K
Drogheda
$2492
41K
Naas
$2362
21.4K
Dundalk
$1930
39K
Kilkenny
$1933
22.2K
Tralee
$1740
26.1K
Wexford
$1854
20.2K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K