Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 66.4% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Belize, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.94
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.07
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Belize
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Belize
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.96
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,134.43
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.59
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
Belize
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.84
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.24
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.67
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.03
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.56
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Belize
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.28
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.35
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.33
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD255.99
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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