Cost of living comparison
Romania is 16.7% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Romania instead of Belize, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Belize
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Belize
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.97
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,150.23
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.61
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
Belize
|
Romania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.89
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.62
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.89
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.07
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.58
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Belize
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.31
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.37
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.39
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD256.06
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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