Ireland vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

Ireland Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2198
$2604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4821
$6718
🏠 One person rent
$1427
$1412
🏘️ Family rent
$2366
$2581
🍽️ Food expenses
$508
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3010
$6020
💸 GDP per capita
$100K
$91992
😃 Human freedom index
8.7
8.94
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
82
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
88
98
😀 Quality of life
93
100
🏙️ Population
5.12M
8.74M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2198) is 16% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2604). Ireland ranked 6th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 8th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Ireland and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.32
$7.07
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$5.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$1481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$2172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5690
$12017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$7556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$38.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$6.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$45.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$17.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$86.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$36.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.5
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1143
$2395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8853
$24767

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$2974
436K
Geneva
$3012
202K
Basel
$2490
178K
Bern
$2375
134K
Lausanne
$2606
139K
Winterthur
$2576
110K
Lucerne
$2617
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2167
75.8K
Lugano
$2496
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2269
55.2K
Thun
$2573
43.7K
Koniz
$2511
41.8K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2231
39K
Uster
$2711
34.4K
Zug
$2967
30.5K
Schaffhausen
$2374
36.6K
Bellinzona
$2831
43.2K
Vernier
$2369
34.8K
Dubendorf
$2540
28K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2159
30.2K
Altstetten
$2510
32.6K
Sion
$2237
34.7K
Neuchatel
$2126
33.5K
Chur
$2263
35K
Lancy
$2434
31.9K
Fribourg
$2068
38.4K
Emmen
$2513
29.3K
Kriens
$2507
27K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2492
27K
Montreux
$2755
26K