Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 12.3% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Belize, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Belize
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Belize
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Belize
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 68.1% more for childcare
Belize
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Belize
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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