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Beijing vs. Belize City Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 4.1 times more expensive than Belize City.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 22.7 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Belize City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.4% less for restaurants

	Belize City	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 BZD13.27	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 BZD15.08	$4.91 CN¥34.69	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BZD3.01	$0.48 CN¥3.39	-67.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 BZD2.88	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-78.6%
Average			-54.4%

Belize City vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Belize City	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 BZD2.66	$1.71 CN¥12.07	+29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BZD6.87	$7.47 CN¥52.80	+118.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.92 BZD27.99	$6.64 CN¥46.96	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BZD4.77	$1.78 CN¥12.56	-25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.75 BZD7.55	$1.53 CN¥10.83	-59.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.74 BZD3.50	$0.98 CN¥6.95	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BZD1.32	$0.77 CN¥5.44	+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BZD1.95	$0.80 CN¥5.66	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 BZD3.05	$0.60 CN¥4.26	-60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 BZD3.18	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 BZD2.31	$0.41 CN¥2.92	-64.2%
Average			-21.4%

Belize City vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Belize City	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.96 BZD14.00	$4.21 CN¥29.77	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$31.54 CN¥223.02	+57.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	+73.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.84 BZD72.09	$4.63 CN¥32.71	-87.1%
Average			+1.1%

Belize City vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Belize City	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.71 BZD110.02	$12.93 CN¥91.43	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.75 BZD602.85	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	+212.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.46 BZD385.05	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	+163.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 BZD319.41	$39.27 CN¥277.61	-75.3%
Average			+56.0%

Belize City vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 22.7 times more for childcare

	Belize City	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	+1001.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	+3347.5%
Average			+2174.6%

Belize City vs. Beijing - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize City	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BZD5.03	$1.12 CN¥7.93	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 BZD7.71	$2.90 CN¥20.52	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$4.21 CN¥29.74	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.72 BZD57.76	$57.84 CN¥408.91	+101.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$8.41 CN¥59.47	-0.1%
Average			+1.2%

Belize City vs. Beijing - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Belize City	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$62.30 CN¥440.46	+66.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$36.37 CN¥257.16	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.26 BZD165.45	$81.74 CN¥577.91	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$105.53 CN¥746.11	+17.8%
Average			+29.1%

Belize City vs. Beijing - 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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