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Belize vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Belize is 25.1% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.9% more in Belize
Groceries: pay 86.0% more in Belize
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Belize
Housing: pay 92.7% more in Belize
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in Belize
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Belize
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Belize

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

Belize vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belize instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 52.9% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Belize
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$9.36 BZD18.77	+42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$9.75 BZD19.55	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$1.29 BZD2.59	+39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$1.15 BZD2.32	+91.8%
Average			+52.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Belize - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.0% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Belize
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$2.00 BZD4.01	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$7.77 BZD15.58	+151.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$13.68 BZD27.43	+202.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$2.35 BZD4.72	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$3.30 BZD6.62	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$2.62 BZD5.26	+123.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.57 BZD1.14	+52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.73 BZD1.47	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$2.00 BZD4.00	+183.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$1.41 BZD2.83	+109.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$1.26 BZD2.52	+30.8%
Average			+86.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Belize - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Belize
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$6.61 BZD13.25	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$20.00 BZD40.11	-36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	-61.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$31.59 BZD63.35	+54.1%
Average			-0.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Belize - Cost of transportation

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pay 92.7% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Belize
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$74.90 BZD150.22	+135.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	+38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	+55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$120.58 BZD241.82	+142.1%
Average			+92.7%

Dominican Republic vs. Belize - Cost of housing

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Belize
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$64.52 BZD129.39	-68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	-87.1%
Average			-77.7%

Dominican Republic vs. Belize - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Belize
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$2.66 BZD5.33	+10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$3.60 BZD7.23	+86.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$5.00 BZD10.03	+10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$32.91 BZD66.00	+16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$8.42 BZD16.88	+35.0%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Belize
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$37.45 BZD75.11	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$27.42 BZD54.99	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$91.13 BZD182.77	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$89.59 BZD179.68	-4.7%
Average			-9.5%

Dominican Republic 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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