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Ethiopia vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 4.2 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 66.8% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 23.1 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 56.5% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Belize, you would:

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Belize	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.77	$4.26 ETB655.54	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.55	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.61 ETB93.51	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.57 ETB87.20	-50.9%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Belize	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.01	$1.26 ETB193.73	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.58	$4.34 ETB667.36	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.43	$5.42 ETB834.53	-60.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.72	$2.28 ETB351.02	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.62	$5.76 ETB886.79	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.26	$3.08 ETB473.48	+17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.43 ETB66.40	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$1.06 ETB162.78	+44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.00	$0.40 ETB62.30	-79.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.83	$0.28 ETB42.45	-80.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.52	$0.91 ETB139.43	-27.9%
Average			-20.1%

Belize vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.8% more for transportation

	Belize	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.25	$4.81 ETB740.52	-27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.11	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+423.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.35	$3.62 ETB556.29	-88.6%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Belize	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.22	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD241.82	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+1.2%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 23.1 times more for childcare

	Belize	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.39	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	+45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+4377.5%
Average			+2211.7%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.33	$0.90 ETB138.50	-66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.23	$1.09 ETB167.35	-69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.03	$5.10 ETB784.81	+2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.00	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+88.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.88	$3.75 ETB577.06	-55.4%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

	Belize	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.11	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD54.99	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+174.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD182.77	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD179.68	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+28.5%
Average			+56.5%

Belize vs. Ethiopia - 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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