Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 6.3% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Belize, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Belize
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
Belize
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.97
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,150.23
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.61
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
Belize
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.89
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.62
|
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.89
|
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.07
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.58
|
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Belize
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.31
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.37
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.39
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD256.06
|
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
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