Cost of living comparison
Spain is 32.9% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Spain instead of Belize, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.26
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.30
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.93
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.09
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Belize
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.25
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.33
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.38
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.48
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.07
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.42
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.59
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.30
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Belize
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.50
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.23
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$49,905.52
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.09
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Belize
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$215.95
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$707.76
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$575.17
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$170.53
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Belize
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$300.60
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.40
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.49
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.53
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.34
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.11
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Belize
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.07
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$53.84
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$194.31
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$226.96
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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