So if you've been complaining lately about the price of things here in the US, you'll find this enlightening :)

The exchange rate in Northern Ireland is high, because their currency is the British Pound. The pound is one of the strongest currencies in the world right now.

$2 USD for every 1 British Pound

The exchange rate in the Republic of Ireland is slightly better, since they are on the "not-as-strong-as-the-pound" Euro Dollar.

$1.60 USD for every 1 Euro Dollar

We cringe as the gas prices rise in The States but the price per gallon of gas (or petrol, as they say) in Northern Ireland is around $12. Now that definitely hurts the wallet!