Ireland
Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Belgium = 1×
Ireland
vs
Belgium
Overall verdict
Ireland is about 1.02× Belgium.
Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Belgium = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Belgium. A bar running right means Ireland is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Belgium
Belgium = 1×
Ireland is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Ireland, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.4× what it does in Belgium — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.39Ireland
€0.10
USD 0.121Belgium
€0.07
USD 0.087
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11Ireland
€0.39
USD 0.45Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.01Ireland
€979.00
EUR 979Belgium
€969.00
EUR 969
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.00Ireland
€59.99
EUR 59.99Belgium
€59.99
EUR 59.99
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.92Ireland
€1.71
USD 1.952Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.82Ireland
€1.69
USD 1.926Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36
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