Ireland
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Ireland
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Ireland is about 1.04× Hong Kong.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. A bar running right means Ireland is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ireland, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.4× what it does in Hong Kong — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.45Ireland
HK$3.53
USD 0.45Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.34Ireland
HK$535.33
EUR 59.99Hong Kong
HK$399.00
HKD 399
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.27Ireland
HK$8,736
EUR 979Hong Kong
HK$6,899
HKD 6,899
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.93Ireland
HK$0.95
USD 0.121Hong Kong
HK$1.02
USD 0.13
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.48Ireland
HK$15.31
USD 1.952Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.43Ireland
HK$15.11
USD 1.926Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
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