Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 37.0% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Belize, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
$12.09
€11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Belize
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Belize
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
$44.14
€41.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
$20.75
€19.38
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
Belize
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
$765.75
€715.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
$572.23
€534.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
$327.88
€306.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
$52.35
€48.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Belize
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
$104.36
€97.48
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cyprus or Belize. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.