Cost of living comparison
Belize is 18.1% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Belize instead of Washington, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.30
|
$8.91
BZD17.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$8.48
BZD17.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Washington
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$7.02
BZD14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$11.64
BZD23.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
|
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$2.92
BZD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.69
BZD1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Washington
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$6.98
BZD14.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.04
|
$23.82
BZD48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,217.91
|
$27,386.00
BZD55,196.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.44
|
$31.59
BZD63.67
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Washington
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.28
|
$74.93
BZD151.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.10
|
$647.84
BZD1,305.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,467.71
|
$390.75
BZD787.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.11
|
$83.96
BZD169.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Washington
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,640.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,057.56
|
?? |
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
|
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$3.34
BZD6.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
|
$3.67
BZD7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.94
|
$39.02
BZD78.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.63
|
$9.59
BZD19.34
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Washington
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.05
|
$37.39
BZD75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$32.46
BZD65.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
|
$100.00
BZD201.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.45
|
$127.15
BZD256.28
|
|
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