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North Carolina vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 5.3 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% more in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 82.8% more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 63.8% more in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 28.0 times more in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% more in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 22.6% more in North Carolina

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in North Carolina are more expensive than in Belize. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in North Carolina.

North Carolina vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Belize, you would:

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pay 56.2% more for restaurants

	Belize	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$17.06	+82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$10.47	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$2.28	+77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$1.82	+57.9%
Average			+56.2%

Belize vs. North Carolina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Belize	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$3.79	+90.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$6.80	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$3.73	-72.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$3.98	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$5.20	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$2.47	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.71	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$2.20	+200.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$2.38	+19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$1.74	+23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$1.80	+43.2%
Average			+39.6%

Belize vs. North Carolina - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.8% more for transportation

	Belize	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$2.98	-55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$60.67	+203.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$33,588.64	+219.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$19.99	-36.7%
Average			+82.8%

Belize vs. North Carolina - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Belize	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$72.77	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$1,488.15	+117.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$1,261.77	+130.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$132.31	+9.7%
Average			+63.8%

Belize vs. North Carolina - Cost of housing

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pay 28.0 times more for childcare

	Belize	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$1,261.89	+1855.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$24,633.15	+3553.7%
Average			+2704.8%

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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$5.12	+92.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$4.82	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$7.77	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$48.40	+47.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$12.98	+54.2%
Average			+56.6%

Belize vs. North Carolina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.6% more for clothing

	Belize	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$49.30	+31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$37.76	+37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$88.37	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$111.01	+23.9%
Average			+22.6%

Belize vs. North Carolina - 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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