Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Belize
  3. Kenya
  4. Comparison
BZD
COMPARED TO
KES

Belize is 53.2% more expensive than Kenya.

If you lived in Kenya instead of Belize, you would:
local_dining

pay 5.9% more for restaurants

  Belize help_outline Kenya help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.73
$9.46
$4.34
KES450.51
-8.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
$9.99
$6.91
KES716.72
+38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
$2.00
$0.49
KES50.41
-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.75
$1.50
$0.43
KES44.50
-42.8%
Belize vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 4.0% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.90
$1.81
$0.51
KES52.65
-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.40
$4.79
$1.91
KES198.40
-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.71
$11.41
$3.17
KES329.25
-44.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.93
$3.86
$1.74
KES180.82
-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.18
$6.34
$2.82
KES292.90
-11.1%
Apples (1 lb) $1.00
$2.00
$1.25
KES129.79
+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.23
$0.45
$0.56
KES57.87
+145.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.34
$0.68
$0.70
KES72.17
+104.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.50
$0.99
$0.55
KES57.17
+11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.36
$0.71
$0.70
KES72.30
+94.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.35
$0.70
$0.52
KES54.03
+49.5%
Belize vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 39.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
$10.27
$4.06
KES420.81
-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass $18.93
$37.82
$24.43
KES2,534.11
+29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,869.61
$49,684.58
$15,000.49
KES1,556,300.16
-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $22.49
$44.94
$13.24
KES1,374.05
-41.1%
Belize vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 38.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $76.56
$152.94
$31.19
KES3,236.37
-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $372.48
$744.15
$216.89
KES22,501.86
-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $144.03
$287.74
$129.05
KES13,389.22
-10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $68.32
$136.49
$28.09
KES2,914.35
-58.9%
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child_care

pay 17.3% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.93
$335.50
$128.85
KES13,368.36
-23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,748.69
$13,482.56
$5,588.98
KES579,856.47
-17.2%
Belize vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.75
$5.49
$2.02
KES209.96
-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.08
$6.16
$2.42
KES251.22
-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.38
$4.74
$2.07
KES215.02
-12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $30.44
$60.82
$44.86
KES4,654.03
+47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.47
$14.92
$5.63
KES583.61
-24.7%
Belize vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 29.8% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $28.87
$57.67
$21.90
KES2,271.70
-24.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $31.55
$63.03
$27.87
KES2,891.62
-11.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $61.71
$123.28
$43.12
KES4,473.91
-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $67.30
$134.46
$40.08
KES4,158.53
-40.4%
Belize vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing
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