Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.5 times more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Belize, you would:
pay 84.4% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.31
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.35
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.94
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.10
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Belize
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.27
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.38
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.47
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.50
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.09
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.45
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.60
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.31
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 59.1% more for transportation
Belize
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.57
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.41
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$50,136.54
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.34
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Belize
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$216.95
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$711.04
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$577.83
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$171.32
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$301.99
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.42
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.53
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.57
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.70
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.21
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Belize
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.49
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$54.09
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$195.21
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$228.02
|
$105.59
|
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