Cost of living comparison
Belize is 60.2% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Belize instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 68.5% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,744.08
|
$5.60
$11.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,823.08
|
$6.11
$12.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,318.27
|
$1.46
$2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,879.49
|
$1.04
$2.10
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,412.52
|
$1.62
$3.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,237.38
|
$5.14
$10.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,609.31
|
$9.14
$18.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,418.75
|
$2.23
$4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,967.49
|
$2.52
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,880.18
|
$2.70
$5.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,162.43
|
$0.53
$1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,774.27
|
$0.55
$1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,470.60
|
$1.29
$2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,276.13
|
$1.14
$2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,019.58
|
$0.87
$1.76
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,907.37
|
$7.71
$15.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,346.24
|
$20.00
$40.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$24,812.07
$50,136.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,908.92
|
$26.89
$54.34
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛126,245.42
|
$107.37
$216.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,321,694.41
|
$351.88
$711.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛853,231.16
|
$285.96
$577.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛269,507.58
|
$84.78
$171.32
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛867,268.63
|
$149.45
$301.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,504,992.28
|
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,665.09
|
$2.68
$5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,942.60
|
$4.22
$8.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,230.65
|
$4.24
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,486.44
|
$39.44
$79.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,397.77
|
$10.00
$20.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,572.89
|
$45.28
$91.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,573.27
|
$26.77
$54.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛281,038.63
|
$96.61
$195.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,580.51
|
$112.84
$228.02
|
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