Cost of living comparison

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Belize City vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Belize City is 54.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Belize City
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Belize City
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Belize City
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Belize City
Childcare: pay 74.7% less in Belize City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% more in Belize City
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Belize City

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Belize City are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Belize City.

Belize City vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Belize City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$6.60 BZD13.27	+9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$7.50 BZD15.08	+74.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.50 BZD3.01	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$1.43 BZD2.88	+184.7%
Average			+80.7%

Manila vs. Belize City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Manila	Belize City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.32 BZD2.66	-0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$3.42 BZD6.87	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$13.92 BZD27.99	+90.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.37 BZD4.77	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.75 BZD7.55	+64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.74 BZD3.50	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.65 BZD1.32	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.97 BZD1.95	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$1.51 BZD3.05	+48.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$1.58 BZD3.18	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$1.15 BZD2.31	-16.3%
Average			+14.7%

Manila vs. Belize City - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Manila	Belize City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$6.96 BZD14.00	+66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$20.00 BZD40.22	+45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	-58.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$35.84 BZD72.09	+1125.6%
Average			+294.8%

Manila vs. Belize City - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Manila	Belize City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$54.71 BZD110.02	+101.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$299.75 BZD602.85	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$191.46 BZD385.05	-23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$158.82 BZD319.41	+58.0%
Average			+23.6%

Manila vs. Belize City - Cost of housing

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pay 74.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Belize City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$64.52 BZD129.75	-53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	-96.0%
Average			-74.7%

Manila vs. Belize City - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Belize City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.50 BZD5.03	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$3.83 BZD7.71	+48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$5.00 BZD10.06	+53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$28.72 BZD57.76	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$8.42 BZD16.93	+12.5%
Average			+30.6%

Manila vs. Belize City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Belize City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$37.45 BZD75.32	-23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$27.42 BZD55.15	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$82.26 BZD165.45	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$89.59 BZD180.19	+80.3%
Average			+12.6%

Manila 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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