Cost of living comparison
Belize is 10.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Belize instead of Malta, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$5.60
BZD11.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$6.11
BZD12.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Malta
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$5.14
BZD10.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$9.14
BZD18.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.52
BZD5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Malta
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$7.71
BZD15.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$20.00
BZD40.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$24,812.07
BZD49,966.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$26.89
BZD54.15
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
Malta
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$107.37
BZD216.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$351.88
BZD708.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$285.96
BZD575.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$84.78
BZD170.74
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Malta
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$149.45
BZD300.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$4.22
BZD8.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$4.24
BZD8.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$39.44
BZD79.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$10.00
BZD20.14
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Malta
|
Belize
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$45.28
BZD91.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$26.77
BZD53.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$96.61
BZD194.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$112.84
BZD227.24
|
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