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Belize vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Belize is 47.3% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% more in Belize
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Belize
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Belize
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Belize
Childcare: pay 80.3% less in Belize
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.6% more in Belize
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Belize

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

Belize vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belize instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 68.2% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Belize
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$9.36 BZD18.77	+114.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$9.75 BZD19.55	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.29 BZD2.59	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$1.15 BZD2.32	+86.0%
Average			+68.2%

Colombia vs. Belize - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Colombia	Belize
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$2.00 BZD4.01	+47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$7.77 BZD15.58	+212.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$13.68 BZD27.43	+214.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.35 BZD4.72	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.30 BZD6.62	+34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$2.62 BZD5.26	+117.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.57 BZD1.14	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.73 BZD1.47	+19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$2.00 BZD4.00	+275.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$1.41 BZD2.83	+170.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$1.26 BZD2.52	+149.0%
Average			+114.0%

Colombia vs. Belize - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Colombia	Belize
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$6.61 BZD13.25	+69.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$20.00 BZD40.11	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	-43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$31.59 BZD63.35	+93.0%
Average			+19.5%

Colombia vs. Belize - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Colombia	Belize
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$74.90 BZD150.22	+220.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	+118.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	+117.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$120.58 BZD241.82	+63.8%
Average			+130.1%

Colombia vs. Belize - Cost of housing

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pay 80.3% less for childcare

	Colombia	Belize
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$64.52 BZD129.39	-72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	-88.3%
Average			-80.3%

Colombia vs. Belize - Cost of childcare

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pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Belize
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$2.66 BZD5.33	+121.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$3.60 BZD7.23	+126.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$5.00 BZD10.03	+95.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$32.91 BZD66.00	+31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$8.42 BZD16.88	+104.2%
Average			+95.6%

Colombia vs. Belize - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Colombia	Belize
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$37.45 BZD75.11	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$27.42 BZD54.99	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$91.13 BZD182.77	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$89.59 BZD179.68	+10.2%
Average			-16.2%

Colombia vs. Belize - 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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