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South Korea vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 3.0 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 45.1% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 31.6% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 14.1 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 39.3% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Belize, you would:

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pay 21.7% less for restaurants

	Belize	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$6.72 ₩9,907	-28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$5.50 ₩8,102	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$1.47 ₩2,161	+13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.82 ₩1,216	-28.6%
Average			-21.7%

Belize vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Belize	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$2.87 ₩4,235	+43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$5.63 ₩8,290	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$7.67 ₩11,311	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$2.84 ₩4,180	+20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$3.34 ₩4,917	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$3.24 ₩4,768	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$1.39 ₩2,045	+144.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$2.80 ₩4,121	+281.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$2.40 ₩3,543	+20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$1.78 ₩2,627	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$1.20 ₩1,775	-4.2%
Average			+44.1%

Belize vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.1% more for transportation

	Belize	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$4.40 ₩6,485	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$47.17 ₩69,524	+135.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	+151.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$8.33 ₩12,280	-73.6%
Average			+45.1%

Belize vs. South Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Belize	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$21.68 ₩31,958	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$473.91 ₩698,442	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$357.19 ₩526,420	-34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$132.53 ₩195,326	+9.9%
Average			-31.6%

Belize vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 14.1 times more for childcare

	Belize	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$378.52 ₩557,869	+486.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+2133.1%
Average			+1309.9%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$3.12 ₩4,595	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$3.57 ₩5,258	-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$3.18 ₩4,693	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$49.86 ₩73,483	+51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$10.12 ₩14,912	+20.2%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 39.3% more for clothing

	Belize	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$66.46 ₩97,948	+77.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$50.68 ₩74,697	+84.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$72.74 ₩107,204	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$103.23 ₩152,146	+15.2%
Average			+39.3%

Belize vs. South Korea - 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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