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Belize vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Belize is 0.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% more in Belize
Groceries: pay 79.0% more in Belize
Transportation: pay 65.5% more in Belize
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Belize
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Belize
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% less in Belize
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Belize

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

Belize vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belize instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 45.9% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Belize
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$9.36 BZD18.77	+18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$9.75 BZD19.55	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.29 BZD2.59	+23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$1.15 BZD2.32	+129.1%
Average			+45.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Belize - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.0% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Belize
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$2.00 BZD4.01	+36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$7.77 BZD15.58	+45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$13.68 BZD27.43	+96.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.35 BZD4.72	-16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$3.30 BZD6.62	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$2.62 BZD5.26	+168.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.57 BZD1.14	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.73 BZD1.47	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$2.00 BZD4.00	+241.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$1.41 BZD2.83	+194.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$1.26 BZD2.52	+138.8%
Average			+79.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Belize - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.5% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Belize
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$6.61 BZD13.25	+126.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$20.00 BZD40.11	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	-74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$31.59 BZD63.35	+271.6%
Average			+65.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Belize - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Belize
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$74.90 BZD150.22	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	-44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$120.58 BZD241.82	-1.7%
Average			-31.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Belize - Cost of housing

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Belize
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$64.52 BZD129.39	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	-91.7%
Average			-89.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Belize - Cost of childcare

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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Belize
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$2.66 BZD5.33	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$3.60 BZD7.23	-27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$5.00 BZD10.03	-19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$32.91 BZD66.00	-56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$8.42 BZD16.88	-36.2%
Average			-42.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Belize - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Belize
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$37.45 BZD75.11	-50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$27.42 BZD54.99	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$91.13 BZD182.77	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$89.59 BZD179.68	-15.9%
Average			-33.4%

United Arab Emirates vs. Belize - 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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