Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 12.8% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Belize, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Belize
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Belize
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Belize
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Belize
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Belize
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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