Cost of living comparison
Belize is 83.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Belize instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.31
|
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.78
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.60
|
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.08
|
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.55
|
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,135.05
|
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.06
|
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.77
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.00
|
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.63
|
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.80
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,329.34
|
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,000.60
|
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.65
|
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.83
|
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.05
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.82
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.81
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.12
|
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
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