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Dubai vs. Belize City Cost of Living Summary

Dubai is 4.3 times more expensive than Belize City.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% more in Dubai
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Dubai
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Dubai
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Dubai
Childcare: pay 17.4 times more in Dubai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Dubai
Clothing: pay 86.2% more in Dubai

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Dubai are more expensive than in Belize City. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dubai.

Dubai vs. Belize City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% more for restaurants

	Belize City	Dubai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 BZD13.27	$10.89 AED40.00	+65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 BZD15.08	$9.53 AED35.00	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BZD3.01	$1.19 AED4.37	-20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 BZD2.88	$0.90 AED3.31	-37.1%
Average			+8.6%

Belize City vs. Dubai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Belize City	Dubai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 BZD2.66	$1.41 AED5.18	+6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BZD6.87	$5.45 AED20.01	+59.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.92 BZD27.99	$7.12 AED26.15	-48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BZD4.77	$3.39 AED12.43	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.75 BZD7.55	$4.21 AED15.45	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.74 BZD3.50	$1.05 AED3.86	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BZD1.32	$0.86 AED3.16	+31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BZD1.95	$0.78 AED2.88	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 BZD3.05	$0.65 AED2.40	-56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 BZD3.18	$0.53 AED1.94	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 BZD2.31	$0.52 AED1.92	-54.6%
Average			-12.1%

Belize City vs. Dubai - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Belize City	Dubai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.96 BZD14.00	$2.82 AED10.37	-59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$87.13 AED320.00	+335.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$27,229.41 AED100,000.00	+159.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.84 BZD72.09	$8.71 AED32.00	-75.7%
Average			+89.9%

Belize City vs. Dubai - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Belize City	Dubai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.71 BZD110.02	$98.23 AED360.76	+79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.75 BZD602.85	$2,362.29 AED8,675.50	+688.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.46 BZD385.05	$1,533.56 AED5,632.00	+701.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 BZD319.41	$159.06 AED584.17	+0.2%
Average			+367.2%

Belize City vs. Dubai - Cost of housing

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pay 17.4 times more for childcare

	Belize City	Dubai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$823.12 AED3,022.92	+1175.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$14,907.17 AED54,746.58	+2111.1%
Average			+1643.4%

Belize City vs. Dubai - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belize City	Dubai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BZD5.03	$13.61 AED50.00	+444.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 BZD7.71	$5.65 AED20.75	+47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$6.13 AED22.50	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.72 BZD57.76	$84.61 AED310.71	+194.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$14.98 AED55.00	+77.9%
Average			+157.4%

Belize City vs. Dubai - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 86.2% more for clothing

	Belize City	Dubai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$81.30 AED298.59	+117.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$63.28 AED232.39	+130.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.26 BZD165.45	$129.71 AED476.35	+57.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$124.75 AED458.15	+39.2%
Average			+86.2%

Belize City vs. Dubai - 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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