Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 83.7% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Ireland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$8.05
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$11.07
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.69
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.68
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.20
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.10
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.91
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.66
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.29
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.92
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.69
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Belmopan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.85
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$45.14
|
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Belmopan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$173.67
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$705.77
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$520.91
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$123.23
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Ireland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.07
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.37
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 85.5% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.68
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$45.17
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$125.33
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$125.48
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
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