Where to find comparision chart re Cost of living - Please read!

JohnCleary

Hi all,
I'm doing a project atm for college and I need to concentrate on the Cost of Living in Ireland compared to other EU contries.. Plenty of info out there which is great, but theres one thing which I cant seem to source....

I want to find a simple table, like a 'comparison chart' that compares the cost of products/living etc. in different EU countries... Does anyone know where I could find one, or has anyone done a project like this before that can help?

RevBlueJeans

Hi John,

Have you tried eurostat? http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1996,45323734&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&screen=welcomeref&open=/&product=EUROIND_CP&depth=2
revBJ

JohnCleary

rev,
Thanks for the link... it all seems very technical. What I was looking for was a more simple version, like a basic table with a few EU countries, emphasizing where Ireland is most expensive... like for example... A pint, a litre of petrol, taxi fare... Simple things like these!

Anyone got anything?

whiskeyman

http://www.finfacts.com/costofliving.htm

JohnCleary

Just on that site now, its quite interesting I must say.
If anyone has anymore... let me know

Thanks!

whiskeyman

http://www.finfacts.ie/bestbuys.htm
finfacts is a great resource for such data.
I dont think I would have survived college without it

Might be worth while nipping to your local McDonalds and finding out the price of a Big Mac - convert to USD and slap it in here and analyse it.
http://www.economist.com/markets/bigmac/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4065603

That'll really impress your lecturer

ButtermilkJack

These things pop up all the time in the national newspapers (petrol/groceries/clothes/cds/cars etc). If you have some time I'd search the archives of the Indo (unison.ie) and Times (ireland.com) and see what comes up.

JohnCleary

I was there but didnt take notice of the links.. Brilliant, will give it a shot