Cost of Living Comparison Between Cork and Cambridge Cost of Living Comparison Between Cork and Cambridge

😐 Solo nomad: Cork is 0.1% more expensive than Cambridge without rent, and 5.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cork is 2.7% cheaper than Cambridge without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.15 €18.22

$26.68 £20.19

-20.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.3 €81.2

$94.4 £71.5

-0.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.38 €9.8

$10.71 £8.1

6.26%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €3.99

$4.9 £3.71

-5.51%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 €2.53

$2.92 £2.21

0.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 €1.95

$2.03 £1.54

11.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.91 €5.95

$7.99 £6.05

-13.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.89 €5.93

$8.15 £6.17

-15.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 €1.37

$1.86 £1.41

-14.52%

White Bread (500g)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.25 £1.71

-10.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$2.82 £2.14

-19.50%

Eggs

$4.37 €3.76

$4.77 £3.61

-8.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.75 €10.12

$12.3 £9.31

-4.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.52 €10.79

$10 £7.57

25.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.66 €12.63

$17.75 £13.44

-17.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 €2.91

$3.31 £2.51

2.11%

Banana (1kg)

$3.17 €2.73

$2 £1.51

58.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.71 €3.19

$3.64 £2.76

1.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.73 €4.94

$3.68 £2.78

55.71%

Potato (1kg)

$2.65 €2.29

$1.96 £1.48

35.20%

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.12 £1.6

3.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.68 €1.45

$1.38 £1.04

21.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 €1.81

$1.47 £1.12

43.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.48 €17.64

$20.17 £15.27

1.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.08 €12.13

$10.81 £8.18

30.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.74 €3.22

$3.53 £2.67

5.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.69 €3.18

$4.19 £3.17

-11.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.39 €2.06

$2.79 £2.11

-14.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$101 €87.2

$82.2 £62.3

23.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.1 €4.39

$6.99 £5.29

-27.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.77 €2.39

$2.54 £1.92

9.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.67 €29.86

$54.1 £40.93

-35.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.07 €1.78

$1.88 £1.42

10.11%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$42.5K €36.6K

$38K £28.8K

11.76%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.2K €34.7K

$44.3K £33.6K

-9.27%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$241 €208

$339 £257

-28.87%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.12 €19.06

$16.06 £12.16

37.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$48.44 €41.72

$39 £29.52

24.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$66.9 €57.6

$75.4 £57

-11.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.19 €29.45

$14.92 £11.29

129.16%

Cinema Ticket

$13.74 €11.83

$16.17 £12.24

-15.03%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,349 €1,162

$2,289 £1,732

-41.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,296 €6,284

$23K £17.4K

-68.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 €87.8

$88.1 £66.7

15.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.54 €41.81

$55.8 £42.27

-13.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 €87.8

$87.4 £66.2

16.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$117 €101

$123 £92.7

-4.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,804 €1,554

$1,925 £1,457

-6.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,484 €1,279

$1,580 £1,196

-6.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,164 €2,725

$3,628 £2,746

-12.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,607 €2,245

$2,500 £1,892

4.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,668 €4,882

$8,974 £6,793

-36.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,938 €4,253

$5,440 £4,118

-9.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,461 €2,981

$3,882 £2,938

-10.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.6

5.54

-16.97%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cork: November 29, 2025

Last update for Cambridge: December 1, 2025

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