Cost of living comparison
Belize is 15.0% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Belize instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
?? | |
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
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