Cost of living comparison
Belize is 21.4% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Belize instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$5.60
$11.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$6.11
$12.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$1.46
$2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.04
$2.09
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$1.62
$3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$5.14
$10.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$9.14
$18.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$2.23
$4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$2.52
$5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.70
$5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.53
$1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.55
$1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.29
$2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.14
$2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.87
$1.76
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$7.71
$15.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
$20.00
$40.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$24,812.07
$49,893.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
$26.89
$54.08
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$107.37
$215.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$351.88
$707.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$285.96
$575.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$84.78
$170.49
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$149.45
$300.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$2.68
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$4.22
$8.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$4.24
$8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$39.44
$79.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$10.00
$20.11
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Belize
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$45.28
$91.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$26.77
$53.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$96.61
$194.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$112.84
$226.91
|
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