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Belize City vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Belize City is 66.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Belize City
Groceries: pay 89.0% more in Belize City
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Belize City
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Belize City
Childcare: pay 94.0% less in Belize City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Belize City
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Belize City

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

Belize City vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Belize City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$6.60 BZD13.27	+56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$7.50 BZD15.08	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.50 BZD3.01	+211.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.43 BZD2.88	+367.0%
Average			+172.1%

Beijing vs. Belize City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Belize City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.32 BZD2.66	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$3.42 BZD6.87	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$13.92 BZD27.99	+109.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$2.37 BZD4.77	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$3.75 BZD7.55	+145.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.74 BZD3.50	+77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.65 BZD1.32	-15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.97 BZD1.95	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.51 BZD3.05	+151.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$1.58 BZD3.18	+354.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.15 BZD2.31	+179.0%
Average			+89.0%

Beijing vs. Belize City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Belize City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$6.96 BZD14.00	+65.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$20.00 BZD40.22	-36.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$35.84 BZD72.09	+674.8%
Average			+165.3%

Beijing vs. Belize City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	Belize City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$54.71 BZD110.02	+323.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$299.75 BZD602.85	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$191.46 BZD385.05	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$158.82 BZD319.41	+304.5%
Average			+124.4%

Beijing vs. Belize City - Cost of housing

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pay 94.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Belize City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$64.52 BZD129.75	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	-97.1%
Average			-94.0%

Beijing vs. Belize City - Cost of childcare

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Belize City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.50 BZD5.03	+122.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.83 BZD7.71	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$5.00 BZD10.06	+18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$28.72 BZD57.76	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$8.42 BZD16.93	+0.1%
Average			+24.7%

Beijing vs. Belize City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Belize City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$37.45 BZD75.32	-39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$27.42 BZD55.15	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$82.26 BZD165.45	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$89.59 BZD180.19	-15.1%
Average			-19.8%

Beijing 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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