Cost of living comparison
Belize is 45.7% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Belize instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Liberia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Liberia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
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