Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 8.1% more expensive than Belfast.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Belfast, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Belfast
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.63
£14.88
|
$17.09
£13.64
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
£6.45
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
£1.63
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Belfast
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
£1.26
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
£2.81
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
£3.99
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
£2.64
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
£0.83
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Belfast
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.35
£5.87
|
$7.31
£5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.53
£59.51
|
$91.63
£73.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,987.10
£19,951.38
|
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.55
£18.80
|
$16.30
£13.01
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Belfast
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.43
£35.48
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,078.37
£861.04
|
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$770.67
£615.35
|
$836.18
£667.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.92
£92.55
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
|
pay 73.4% more for childcare
Belfast
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.32
£822.68
|
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,142.08
£5,702.71
|
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belfast
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£5.16
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
£2.95
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.71
£12.55
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
£32.20
|
$41.78
£33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
£8.93
|
$11.97
£9.56
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Belfast
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.70
£57.25
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.92
£33.47
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.95
£69.42
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.52
£81.86
|
$80.83
£64.54
|
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