Cost of living comparison

 Belize
compared to
 Ireland
Ireland vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 72.0% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants
pay 61.0% more in Ireland
Groceries
pay 1.4% more in Ireland
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Ireland
Housing
pay 68.0% more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 94.8% more in Ireland
Clothing
pay 25.7% more in Ireland

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Ireland are more expensive than in Belize. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ireland.

Ireland vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ireland instead of Belize, you would:

pay 61.0% more for restaurants

 
Belize
Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.91
BZD17.87
$17.71
€17.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.48
BZD17.01
$9.75
€9.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
BZD2.66
$2.15
€2.09

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

 
Belize
Ireland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
BZD2.67
$1.78
€1.73
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.02
BZD14.07
$4.12
€3.99
Milk (1 gallon) $11.64
BZD23.34
$5.05
€4.89

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Belize
Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.98
BZD13.99
$7.11
€6.90
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
BZD40.11
$119.47
€115.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $10,514.56
BZD21,086.20
$37,943.34
€36,797.11

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pay 68.0% more for housing

 
Belize
Ireland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.93
BZD150.26
$46.92
€45.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $718.27
BZD1,440.44
$1,406.76
€1,364.26
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $566.55
BZD1,136.17
$1,187.82
€1,151.94

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Belize
Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $996.31
€966.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,771.62
€6,567.05

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pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Belize
Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.74
BZD5.50
$5.94
€5.76
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.34
BZD6.70
$3.80
€3.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.17
BZD8.36
$16.44
€15.94

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

 
Belize
Ireland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.39
BZD74.99
$77.94
€75.59
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.69
BZD57.53
$37.83
€36.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.00
BZD200.55
$85.63
€83.04

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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