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Mexico vs. Belize City Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 81.6% more expensive than Belize City.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 6.0% less in Mexico
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 25.9% more in Mexico

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

Mexico vs. Belize City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% more for restaurants

	Belize City	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 BZD13.27	$10.13 MX$182.77	+53.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 BZD15.09	$8.37 MX$150.91	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BZD3.01	$1.38 MX$24.82	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 BZD2.88	$1.04 MX$18.80	-27.3%
Average			+7.5%

Belize City vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

	Belize City	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 BZD2.66	$2.62 MX$47.20	+97.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BZD6.87	$4.26 MX$76.85	+24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.92 BZD27.99	$5.95 MX$107.28	-57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 BZD4.77	$2.45 MX$44.18	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.75 BZD7.55	$3.68 MX$66.29	-2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.74 BZD3.50	$1.27 MX$22.85	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BZD1.32	$0.67 MX$12.13	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BZD1.95	$0.93 MX$16.71	-4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 BZD3.05	$0.83 MX$14.88	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 BZD3.18	$0.90 MX$16.19	-43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 BZD2.31	$0.98 MX$17.65	-14.9%
Average			-6.0%

Belize City vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Belize City	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.96 BZD14.00	$5.00 MX$90.22	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.23	$28.70 MX$517.59	+43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,148.53	$23,996.60 MX$432,754.65	+128.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.84 BZD72.10	$19.51 MX$351.88	-45.6%
Average			+24.5%

Belize City vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Belize City	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.71 BZD110.03	$29.35 MX$529.34	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.75 BZD602.91	$587.67 MX$10,597.97	+96.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.46 BZD385.09	$443.50 MX$7,997.99	+131.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 BZD319.44	$49.22 MX$887.71	-69.0%
Average			+28.1%

Belize City vs. Mexico - Cost of housing

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Belize City	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.77	$236.91 MX$4,272.44	+267.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,356.05	$5,569.03 MX$100,431.91	+726.0%
Average			+496.6%

Belize City vs. Mexico - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize City	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BZD5.03	$2.44 MX$43.93	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 BZD7.71	$3.34 MX$60.22	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$4.42 MX$79.65	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.72 BZD57.77	$39.27 MX$708.14	+36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$5.43 MX$97.99	-35.4%
Average			-5.2%

Belize City vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.9% more for clothing

	Belize City	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.33	$53.04 MX$956.50	+41.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$40.66 MX$733.18	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.26 BZD165.46	$95.33 MX$1,719.26	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.21	$87.49 MX$1,577.77	-2.4%
Average			+25.9%

Belize City vs. Mexico - 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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