Cost of living comparison
Belize is 0.4% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Belize instead of Greece, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$5.60
$11.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$6.11
$12.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.46
$2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.04
$2.09
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.62
$3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$5.14
$10.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$9.14
$18.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$2.23
$4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$2.52
$5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$2.70
$5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.53
$1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.55
$1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.29
$2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.14
$2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.87
$1.76
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$7.71
$15.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$20.00
$40.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$24,812.07
$49,905.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$26.89
$54.09
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$107.37
$215.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$351.88
$707.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$285.96
$575.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$84.78
$170.53
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$149.45
$300.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.68
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$4.22
$8.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$4.24
$8.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$39.44
$79.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$10.00
$20.11
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Greece
|
Belize
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$45.28
$91.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$26.77
$53.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$96.61
$194.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$112.84
$226.96
|
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