Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 67.8% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 15.1% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 25.2% less in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 50.2% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Belize, you would:

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Belize	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.77	$5.50 SVC47.99	-41.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.55	$6.33 SVC55.23	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.99 SVC8.64	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.81 SVC7.05	-30.1%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Belize	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.01	$1.95 SVC17.01	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.58	$3.77 SVC32.86	-51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.43	$6.72 SVC58.61	-50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.72	$2.78 SVC24.25	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.62	$2.82 SVC24.64	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.26	$1.67 SVC14.60	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.76 SVC6.60	+33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$1.17 SVC10.17	+58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.00	$1.22 SVC10.61	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.83	$0.97 SVC8.44	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.52	$0.98 SVC8.51	-22.4%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 15.1% more for transportation

	Belize	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.25	$3.75 SVC32.69	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.11	$15.00 SVC130.88	-25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	+134.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.35	$29.78 SVC259.88	-5.7%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Belize	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.22	$41.89 SVC365.49	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	-8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD241.82	$64.97 SVC566.86	-46.1%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Belize	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.39	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	+152.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+852.2%
Average			+502.2%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.33	$2.00 SVC17.45	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.23	$2.83 SVC24.69	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.03	$4.00 SVC34.90	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.00	$30.27 SVC264.08	-8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.88	$5.17 SVC45.08	-38.6%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

	Belize	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.11	$62.60 SVC546.20	+67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD54.99	$45.83 SVC399.91	+67.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD182.77	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD179.68	$109.17 SVC952.51	+21.8%
Average			+50.2%

Belize vs. El Salvador - 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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