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PRICE COMPARISONS- IRELAND & INTERNATIONAL

Ireland

Comparison of Price Levels in the EU27 in 2006: Ireland most expensive for alcohol - Second most expensive for food - survey published in July 2007.

Irish Mobile Phone Cost Comparisons - - a new interactive website that has been developed by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) to help consumers to compare the cost of Irish personal/non-business mobile phone price plans. In Sept 2006, features were added to enable consumers to compare home phone, broadband packages – as well as mobile phone packages - offered by telecoms operators.

Irish Multi-Trip Travel Insurance Rates 2007 - AIB bank heads the rankings by a mile!

Average car prices in Ireland are 30% higher than in the rest of the 12-country euro currency zone

Price of basket of 78 items 4.4% higher in Dublin than in rest of Ireland -
The CSO issued on June 14, 2007, its bi-annual price level comparison for Dublin and outside Dublin in respect of May 2007.

Global Cost of Living Rankings 2007- Dublin in 16th place from 18th in 2006.

Competition Authority highlights competitive barriers in Irish dental and optometry services

Financial Services Costs Survey - Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Ireland-Health Insurance -VHI, Bupa and Vivas Plan Rates on same-page format

Irish Competitiveness Survey -Year 2005 Survey: Irish economy's competitiveness "relatively weak" in key areas

Dublin Pub Price Rip Offs 2005 -prices in central and South Dublin pubs

European Drink Prices -including Ireland from World Health Organization

Finfacts Guinness Pint Index -price since 1969 relative to average earnings

Broadband -Compare Irish prices / costs of broadband services

AA Petrol / Gas Prices -Irish and European prices

Urban Map of Irish Petrol Stations - Find the lowest prices

Irish Consumer Organizations -including new Consumer Agency and report of Consumer Strategy Group.

Global Prime Office Rents 2007 -Dublin in 9th place in Global 50 City Index

Tourist Destination Cost Surveys -Ireland in second place to Norway in a cost survey of 12 holiday destinations. However from our own experience, a tourist in Dublin is likely to pay less for a comparable lunch than in central Paris. A half litre of beer such as Carlsberg in a typical Paris brassiere can cost up to €9 ($11), compared with €4.70 in Dublin. On the food side, the pub lunch in Dublin is much better value than the typical lunch in Paris. An espresso coffee typically costs about 15% more in Paris.

A meal for 2-two courses plus coffee and a bottle of wine in a typical Dublin restaurant costs in the range €60-€80 (£40-£54; $72-$96 USD). A bottle of house wine costs about €20 but some restaurants provide low quality house wines- i.e. below the quality of an €8 bottle in a supermarket.

Europe/World

European Drink Prices -Beer, Wine & Spirits Prices from WHO

European Price Comparisons -consumer and home electronics goods

Switzerland's UBS Bank 'Price and Earnings' Report 2006

This 2006 update to the Prices and Earnings survey from UBS, compares purchasing power in 71 cities around the world, recalculated to reflect exchange rate, inflation and growth trends.

Extract:

Wages only become meaningful in relation to prices, i.e., what can be bought with the money earned. A globally available product like a Big Mac can make the relationship between wages and prices much clearer. On a global average, 35 minutes of work buys a Big Mac. But the disparities are huge: In Nairobi, one and a half hours’ work is needed to buy the burger with the average net hourly wage there. In the US cities of Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Miami, a maximum of 13 minutes' labor is needed. Although the comprehensive comparison of purchasing power and gross wages puts them at the top of the table, higher production costs mean that workers in Swiss and Scandinavian cities need 15 to 20 minutes for their Big Macs.

After buying the study's basic basket of goods and services, earners in Zurich, Geneva, Dublin, Los Angeles and Luxembourg retain the highest portion of their net wages for discretionary spending like vacations, luxury items or savings.

Price Runner -4 country comparisons: UK, France, Denmark, Sweden

Kelkoo -10 European country best price site

My Simon - international site with over 2,000 different online shops

Buyers' Path -advice on more than 1,000 business products

ZDNet Reviews -from the publishers of PCMagazine

Reviews -Mobile Phones, Notebooks etc

J.D. Power - the renowned benchmarkers covering many products

The Economist Magazine's Tall Latte Index

In January 2004, the Economist Magazine introduced its Starbucks Tall Latte Index to complement its long-running Big Mac Index.

The price of widely available products such as the Big Mac and Tall Latte, should not vary much in US dollar terms but at any time, local currencies are likely to be overvalued or undervalued.

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