A 790g box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes that sells for €3.85 in Tesco outlets in the Republic costs £2.49 in the UK – a euro equivalent of €2.77, based on current rates. Two litres of own-brand milk in the Republic costs €1.49, while 2.3 litres of own-brand milk in the UK costs £1, or just €1.11. A 280g tub of[broken link removed] cream cheese is €3.30 in the Republic and £2.40 (€2.67) in UK. A bottle of Hardys Legacy Shiraz costs €8 in the Republic and £4.50 (€5) in the UK. A packet of 56 Pampers baby wipes in the Republic is €1.99 but £1.40 – €1.56 – in the North. The total cost of these five items in a Tesco outlet in[broken link removed] is €18.20, but a shopper in nearby [broken link removed] would have to spend only €13.11 – 28 per cent less. Spread out over the course of a substantial supermarket shop, crossing the Border could easily save about €60, based on current currency exchange rates.
If you are organising a big party and need a lot of booze, you could save a fair few bob by crossing the Border. A bottle of Faustino VII is €10 in Tesco outlets in the Republic and £7.50 (€8.34) in the North, a saving of €1.66. A bottle of fancier [broken link removed] Reserva will save you a lot more. It is selling for €28.85 in Dundalk and £14 (€15.59) in Newry. If you were to buy 100 bottles of this wine for a wedding, say, you could save just over €1,000.
I used to shop in Newry occasionally.
However, if you regularly shop in Lidl and Aldi, the price comparison is much smaller.
Conor Pope had a piece on this in the IT yesterday....28% cheaper on a shop on the North v's the South
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/cons...ling-slide-means-for-irish-shoppers-1.2827086
Wine and beer have always been cheaper due to the lower tax in UK.
....If you live close the to border, shopping in the north is practical. If you intend driving from Dublin to shop in Newry to save money, I would suggest pricing the full car of groceries, and add in the price of petrol before commiting to your day out. You would need to buy an awful lot of bananas to make a significant saving.
It's all very well to consider shopping in the north to save money but personally I think it is important to also consider the bigger picture.....
It's all very well to consider shopping in the north to save money but personally I think it is important to also consider the bigger picture - shopping in the north is supporting the Northern Ireland/uk economy rather than the irish economy, shopping in the north is supporting northern jobs rather than irish jobs, buying and spending sterling is supporting sterling rather than the euro. With the increased popularity of online shopping we already spend a lot outside of our local economy and possibly outside the European economy and just feel when it comes to our regular weekly shopping it is important to apply the 'buy local' principle if not in terms of our local village or town at least to our country.
If you CAN save €60 on a big shop, subtract the cost of the petrol, and see if some of the savings can be made by switching brands, before heading off.
Landlords and wholesalers in RoI charge too high prices.
You talking about commercial rents there? Why do you think commercial rents too high here?
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