Cost of living comparison
Belize is 10.0% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Belize instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Belize
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
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