Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 34.8% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Belize, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Belize
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Belize
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.97
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,150.23
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.61
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Belize
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.89
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.62
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.89
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.07
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.58
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Belize
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.31
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.37
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.39
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD256.06
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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