Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$18.43
€16.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$10.18
€9.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$2.64
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.91
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$6.70
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$3.76
€3.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$7.59
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$48.84
€44.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$25,847.12
€23,803.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$23.82
€21.94
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$52.54
€48.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$812.75
€748.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$677.61
€624.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$147.81
€136.12
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
$446.94
€411.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$13,799.70
€12,708.83
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$4.38
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$3.23
€2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$31.77
€29.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$11.38
€10.48
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$84.51
€77.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$89.20
€82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$119.38
€109.94
|
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