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Belize City vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Belize City is 44.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Belize City
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Belize City
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Belize City
Housing: pay 83.3% more in Belize City
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in Belize City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% more in Belize City
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in Belize City

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Belize City are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Belize City. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Belize City.

Belize City vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belize City instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Belize City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$6.60 BZD13.27	-31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$7.50 BZD15.08	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.50 BZD3.01	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.43 BZD2.88	+249.9%
Average			+57.9%

Ankara vs. Belize City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Belize City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.32 BZD2.66	+91.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$3.42 BZD6.87	-29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$13.92 BZD27.99	+279.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.37 BZD4.77	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.75 BZD7.55	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.74 BZD3.50	+149.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.65 BZD1.32	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.97 BZD1.95	+61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.51 BZD3.05	+138.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$1.58 BZD3.18	+436.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$1.15 BZD2.31	+360.3%
Average			+136.4%

Ankara vs. Belize City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Belize City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$6.96 BZD14.00	+57.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$20.00 BZD40.22	+121.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	-78.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$35.84 BZD72.09	+432.0%
Average			+133.3%

Ankara vs. Belize City - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.3% more for housing

	Ankara	Belize City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$54.71 BZD110.02	+298.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$299.75 BZD602.85	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$191.46 BZD385.05	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$158.82 BZD319.41	+155.5%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Belize City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$64.52 BZD129.75	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	-95.2%
Average			-92.2%

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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Belize City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.50 BZD5.03	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.83 BZD7.71	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$5.00 BZD10.06	+130.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$28.72 BZD57.76	-48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$8.42 BZD16.93	+30.8%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Belize City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$37.45 BZD75.32	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$27.42 BZD55.15	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$82.26 BZD165.45	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$89.59 BZD180.19	-6.6%
Average			-25.5%

Ankara vs. Belize City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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