Ireland has emerged as one of the most expensive countries in the European Union for goods and services. Ireland has some of the highest rates of tax on alcohol and cigarettes in the world. Food prices in this country, which has a huge agricultural sector, are 13pc higher than the average. However, clothing costs in Ireland are 4pc below the EU average, making Ireland one of the cheapest countries in the EU average. While we have some of the highest rates of excise on alcohol in the world too.
