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Belize City vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Belize City is 19.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% more in Belize City
Groceries: pay 76.0% more in Belize City
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Belize City
Housing: pay 70.1% more in Belize City
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Belize City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Belize City
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Belize City

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

Belize City vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belize City instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 56.9% more for restaurants

	Lima	Belize City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$6.60 BZD13.27	+54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.50 BZD15.08	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.50 BZD3.01	+48.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.43 BZD2.88	+119.6%
Average			+56.9%

Lima vs. Belize City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Belize City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.32 BZD2.66	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.42 BZD6.87	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$13.92 BZD27.99	+141.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.37 BZD4.77	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.75 BZD7.55	+42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.74 BZD3.50	+71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.65 BZD1.32	+28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.97 BZD1.95	+68.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.51 BZD3.05	+169.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.58 BZD3.18	+242.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.15 BZD2.31	+165.2%
Average			+76.0%

Lima vs. Belize City - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Belize City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$6.96 BZD14.00	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$20.00 BZD40.22	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$35.84 BZD72.09	+65.1%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 70.1% more for housing

	Lima	Belize City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$54.71 BZD110.02	+118.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$299.75 BZD602.85	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$191.46 BZD385.05	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$158.82 BZD319.41	+264.8%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Lima	Belize City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$64.52 BZD129.75	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	-91.8%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Belize City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.50 BZD5.03	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.83 BZD7.71	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$5.00 BZD10.06	-12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$28.72 BZD57.76	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$8.42 BZD16.93	+17.9%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Belize City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$37.45 BZD75.32	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$27.42 BZD55.15	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$82.26 BZD165.45	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$89.59 BZD180.19	+7.0%
Average			-11.3%

Lima vs. Belize City - 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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