Cost of Living in Belfast

Summary about cost of living in Belfast, United Kingdom:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 £ 10.00-30.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 £ 42.00-90.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 6.50 £ 5.79-7.50
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 5.20 £ 4.00-6.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 5.00 £ 3.50-7.50
Cappuccino (regular) 2.95 £ 2.00-3.80
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.61 £ 1.00-2.50
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.20 £ 1.00-2.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.01 £ 2.23-5.68
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.16 £ 0.81-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.75 £ 0.45-1.13
Eggs (regular) (12) 1.98 £ 1.15-3.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 2.55 £ 1.36-4.08
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.72 £ 1.81-3.86
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 4.97 £ 2.72-6.12
Apples (1 lb) 1.01 £ 0.36-1.36
Banana (1 lb) 0.52 £ 0.35-1.00
Oranges (1 lb) 0.79 £ 0.34-1.00
Tomato (1 lb) 0.82 £ 0.45-1.13
Potato (1 lb) 0.57 £ 0.23-1.13
Onion (1 lb) 0.47 £ 0.27-0.91
Lettuce (1 head) 0.68 £ 0.43-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.02 £ 0.55-1.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 8.00 £ 5.00-12.50
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.82 £ 1.00-3.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.47 £ 1.00-4.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 12.55 £ 11.00-14.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.55 £ 2.10-5.80
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 57.50 £ 40.00-100.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.50 £ 2.50-4.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 3.11 £ 1.85-4.20
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 13.50 £ 12.00-15.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 5.96 £ 5.51-6.81
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 20,146.56 £ 18,500.00-21,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 22,316.41 £ 21,000.00-25,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 122.04 £ 90.00-200.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.18 £ 0.05-0.25
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 35.77 £ 25.00-50.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 33.06 £ 20.00-40.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 10.71 £ 5.00-15.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 9.00 £ 7.00-10.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 802.62 £ 600.00-1,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 5,750.00 £ 4,250.00-8,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 57.73 £ 28.00-70.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 33.75 £ 20.00-40.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 70.00 £ 45.00-120.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 81.00 £ 40.00-220.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 868.18 £ 700.00-1,200.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 605.77 £ 500.00-750.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,387.50 £ 1,200.00-2,200.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 871.67 £ 700.00-1,200.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 292.33 £ 139.35-696.77
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 222.97 £ 102.19-1,249.99
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,943.74 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 3.02 2.00-4.50

Prices in Belfast

This city had 622 entries in the past 12 months by 86 different contributors.
Last update: March 2023
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7 Comments so far
Kevin on Dec 22, 2021:
Bored? Lonely? Angry? or Happy?...
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Margaret Malloy Coyle on Sep 15, 2021:
My mother's family came from Belfast I still have family there I came to America in 1930 her maiden name was Sheehan I have met several of them that have come to America I'm the first generation American but I have always wanted to come back where in Belfast and get to know a lot of my family especially Patrick Sheehan
Navz on Apr 28, 2020:
Guy with a family of Six, do you reckon 4,500/- pm would be sufficient?
Would be renting
Dorcdrey on Mar 26, 2020:
I plan to move my family of four to Belfast, trust we can cope with £2000 monthly.
abel on Mar 10, 2020:
trust me to live in belfast youll need atleast 1500 pounds
Anonymous on Nov 24, 2019:
Hi. My daughter is moving to Belfast for a self employed job. What budget would be required for sustainance for first two months?
Wanttomove on Apr 03, 2019:
Want to move to Belfast from Scotland but much for 1 guy a month house to rent and getting about