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Belize City vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Belize City is 16.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in Belize City
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in Belize City
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Belize City
Housing: pay 64.5% more in Belize City
Childcare: pay 89.4% less in Belize City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Belize City
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Belize City

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

Belize City vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Belize City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$6.60 BZD13.27	-39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$7.50 BZD15.08	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.50 BZD3.01	-13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.43 BZD2.88	+9.9%
Average			-14.5%

Mexico City vs. Belize City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Belize City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.32 BZD2.66	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.42 BZD6.87	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$13.92 BZD27.99	+112.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.37 BZD4.77	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.75 BZD7.55	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.74 BZD3.50	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.65 BZD1.32	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.97 BZD1.95	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.51 BZD3.05	+67.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.58 BZD3.18	+65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.15 BZD2.31	+15.7%
Average			+16.1%

Mexico City vs. Belize City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Belize City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$6.96 BZD14.00	+35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$20.00 BZD40.22	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	-47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$35.84 BZD72.09	+710.1%
Average			+175.1%

Mexico City vs. Belize City - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Belize City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$54.71 BZD110.02	+76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$299.75 BZD602.85	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$191.46 BZD385.05	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$158.82 BZD319.41	+325.1%
Average			+64.5%

Mexico City vs. Belize City - Cost of housing

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pay 89.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Belize City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$64.52 BZD129.75	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	-93.8%
Average			-89.4%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Belize City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.50 BZD5.03	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.83 BZD7.71	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$5.00 BZD10.06	+15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$28.72 BZD57.76	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$8.42 BZD16.93	+29.2%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Belize City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$37.45 BZD75.32	-38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$27.42 BZD55.15	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$82.26 BZD165.45	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$89.59 BZD180.19	-19.2%
Average			-30.8%

Mexico City 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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