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Iran vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 19.4% cheaper than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% less in Iran
Groceries: pay 63.5% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 82.9% more in Iran
Housing: pay 71.1% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 33.5% more in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Iran

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

Iran vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.3% less for restaurants

	Belize	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$3.73 IRR157,274	-60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$3.78 IRR159,005	-61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.78 IRR33,040	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.96 IRR40,604	-16.5%
Average			-44.3%

Belize vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% less for groceries

	Belize	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$0.48 IRR20,413	-75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$2.20 IRR92,564	-71.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$2.58 IRR108,596	-81.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$1.14 IRR47,953	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$1.32 IRR55,483	-60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$0.41 IRR17,121	-84.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.67 IRR28,064	+17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.43 IRR18,275	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.28 IRR11,774	-86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.26 IRR10,801	-81.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.23 IRR9,550	-82.0%
Average			-63.5%

Belize vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.9% more for transportation

	Belize	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$2.59 IRR108,956	-60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$9.98 IRR420,354	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$66,617.96 IRR2,805,448,752	+533.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$2.79 IRR117,484	-91.2%
Average			+82.9%

Belize vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.1% less for housing

	Belize	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$11.37 IRR478,800	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$329.21 IRR13,863,681	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$233.51 IRR9,833,500	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$11.30 IRR475,868	-90.6%
Average			-71.1%

Belize vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 33.5% more for childcare

	Belize	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$77.32 IRR3,256,249	+19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$991.86 IRR41,769,565	+47.1%
Average			+33.5%

Belize vs. Iran - Cost of childcare

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pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$0.80 IRR33,817	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$1.11 IRR46,716	-69.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$1.97 IRR83,157	-60.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$18.85 IRR793,664	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$1.53 IRR64,228	-81.9%
Average			-64.8%

Belize vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Belize	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$29.89 IRR1,258,748	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$28.92 IRR1,217,932	+5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$102.93 IRR4,334,548	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$61.87 IRR2,605,323	-30.9%
Average			-8.2%

Belize vs. Iran - 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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