Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 6.0% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Belize, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.28
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.31
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Belize
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.34
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.41
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.07
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Belize
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.52
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.28
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD49,966.83
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.15
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Belize
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD216.22
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD708.63
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD575.88
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.74
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD300.97
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.50
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.54
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.43
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.14
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Belize
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.18
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.90
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.54
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD227.24
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Thailand or Belize. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.