Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 1.1% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$17.24
€15.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$10.42
€9.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.42
€2.23
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$50.71
€46.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$26,786.12
€24,636.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$24.68
€22.70
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$50.54
€46.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$808.25
€743.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$687.98
€632.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$168.59
€155.06
|
|
pay 33.7% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$588.37
€541.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$15,983.72
€14,701.03
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$33.63
€30.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$92.98
€85.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$41.35
€38.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$87.07
€80.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$130.15
€119.71
|
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