Ireland is ranked as the third most expensive country for food and non-alcoholic beverages compared to the European Union. Prices for food are 12% above the EU average, with specific food categories revealing even higher disparities. For bread and cereals, prices are 17% higher than the EU27 average, and for milk, cheese, and eggs, they are 11% higher. Non-alcoholic beverages are 40% above the EU average, while Ireland also has high prices for tobacco, ranked as the most expensive in the surveyed countries at 159% higher than EU27.
Looking at specific food categories, we can see that except for meat, prices for the various types of foods in Ireland were all higher than the EU27 average in 2024.
Prices for food here are 12pc above the average in the 27 countries in the European Union, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Tobacco prices in Ireland were the most expensive of the 36 countries surveyed in 2024, at 159pc higher than the EU27 average.
This country is the second most expensive country in both the Eurozone and EU27 for alcoholic beverages.
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