Cost of living comparison
Belize is 26.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Belize instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Ireland
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Belize
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
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