Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 38.2% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Belize, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Belize
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Belize
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
Belize
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Belize
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
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