Ireland has been ranked second highest for food costs in the Eurozone last year, with prices 17 per cent above the EU average.
All food items in Ireland cost above the EU average, with the exception of fish which was 3 per cent lower. Milk, cheese and eggs were 25 per cent higher than average, while oils and fats were 22 per cent higher and breads and cereals were 20% higher.
Ireland's prices for alcoholic beverages were over double the EU average. Tobacco was 145 per cent more expensive here than the average EU country, the most expensive of the countries surveyed.
