Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 14.0% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Belize, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.31
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.35
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.94
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.10
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Belize
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.27
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.38
|
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.47
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.50
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.09
|
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.45
|
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.60
|
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.31
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Belize
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.57
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.41
|
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$50,136.54
|
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.34
|
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
Belize
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$216.95
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$711.04
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$577.83
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$171.32
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
Belize
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$301.99
|
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.42
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.53
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.57
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.70
|
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.21
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Belize
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.49
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$54.09
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$195.21
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$228.02
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
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