Cross-border price comparisons - May 2016
Revenue conducts a periodic informal survey of prices for a number of excisable commodities in certain retail market outlets in Dublin and Newry. We publish here a summary of a survey carried out on the 12 May 2016. Results of future surveys will be published on this website.
The Euro exchange rate used on the survey date was 0.7867 sterling.
The prices of the alcohols are in respect of individual items and are not part of multiple purchases or special offers.
Price comparisons are shown in Euro. Positive differentials indicate the item is cheaper to purchase in Northern Ireland.
| Products | Price in this State | Price in N. Irl | Difference | Total Tax and Duty in this State | Total Tax and Duty N. Irl | Difference Total Tax and Duty |
|---|
| Alcohols |
|---|
| Stout (500ml can) |
2.12 |
2.12 |
0.00 |
0.87 |
0.84 |
0.03 |
| Lager (500ml can) |
2.05 |
1.88 |
0.17 |
0.87 |
0.87 |
-0.01 |
| Lager (330ml bottle) |
1.66 |
1.27 |
0.39 |
0.63 |
0.54 |
0.09 |
| Bottle of Vodka |
20.00 |
16.64 |
3.36 |
14.91 |
12.00 |
2.91 |
| Bottle of Whiskey |
27.86 |
24.52 |
3.34 |
17.13 |
13.93 |
3.20 |
| Bottle of Wine (Chardonnay) |
9.50 |
8.87 |
0.63 |
3.19 |
2.65 |
0.54 |
| Bottle of Wine (Sauv. Blanc) |
9.85 |
9.97 |
-0.12 |
5.03 |
4.31 |
0.72 |
| Sparkling Wine |
18.17 |
13.77 |
4.40 |
9.77 |
5.69 |
4.08 |
| Tobacco |
|---|
| Cigarettes *(20) |
10.80 |
11.92 |
-1.12 |
8.45 |
8.95 |
-0.50 |
| Cigarettes *(20) |
10.80 |
12.29 |
-1.49 |
8.45 |
9.07 |
-0.62 |
| Roll your own Tobacco (25g) |
11.70 |
12.15 |
-0.45 |
9.48 |
8.32 |
1.16 |
| Mineral Oil Products |
|---|
| Unleaded Petrol (1 litre) |
1.30 |
1.38 |
-0.08 |
0.83 |
0.97 |
-0.14 |
| Auto Diesel (1 litre) |
1.14 |
1.35 |
-0.22 |
0.69 |
0.96 |
-0.27 |
| Kerosene (1000 litres) |
520.5 |
373.2 |
147.3 |
112.6 |
17.8 |
94.9 |
| Diesel (1000 litres) |
586.0 |
560.5 |
25.5 |
172.0 |
168.3 |
3.7 |
* Two different brands
Small differences in calculation are due to the rounding of figures.