Cost of living comparison
Belize is 18.8% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Belize instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
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