Cost of living comparison
Belize is 27.5% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Belize instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Belize
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Virginia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Virginia
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
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