Cost of living comparison
Italy is 56.6% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Italy instead of Belize, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.28
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.31
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Belize
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.34
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.41
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.07
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Belize
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.52
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.28
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD49,966.83
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.15
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
Belize
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD216.22
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD708.63
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD575.88
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.74
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD300.97
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.50
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.54
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.43
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.14
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Belize
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.18
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.90
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.54
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD227.24
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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