Cost of living comparison
Belize is 22.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Belize instead of Mali, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Mali
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Mali
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Mali
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
?? |
pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Mali
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
|
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