Ireland is ranked as second-most expensive for food prices in the Eurozone, a new report states. In 2021, food prices in Ireland were 17% above the EU27 average, making them the second-most expensive in the Eurozone, and third-most expensive in the EU27.
Prices for the various types of foods in Ireland in 2021 were all higher than the EU27 average, except for fish which was 3% lower.
Irish prices for milk, cheese and eggs were 25% higher than the EU27 average. Oils and fats were 22% higher, and breads and cereals were 20% higher
Ireland and Malta were joint second as the most expensive countries in the EU27 for non-alcoholic beverages. Norway was the most expensive with prices 55% above the EU27 average, while Turkey was the least expensive with prices 33% below the EU27 average.
But for alcoholic beverages, Ireland was the second-most expensive country in both the Eurozone and EU27 with prices just over double the EU27 average. Iceland had the highest prices for alcohol at 186% above the EU27 average. Prices were lowest in North Macedonia at 19% below the EU27 average.
Ireland was the most expensive of the 36 countries surveyed in 2021 for tobacco, with prices 145% higher than the EU27 average. Turkey was the lowest with prices 74% below the average for the EU27.
These results are taken from the report on Price Levels of Food, Beverages, and Tobacco 2021: How Ireland Compares, published by the Central Statistics Office on 29 June, 2022.
Of the 36 countries surveyed, food was most expensive in Switzerland at 69% above the EU27 average, and least expensive in Turkey at 37% below the EU27 average.
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