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Belize City vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Belize City is 31.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Belize City
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Belize City
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Belize City
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Belize City
Childcare: pay 93.0% less in Belize City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Belize City
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Belize City

The cost of groceries and transportation in Belize City are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Belize City.

Belize City vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belize City instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Belize City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$6.60 BZD13.27	-54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$7.50 BZD15.08	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.50 BZD3.01	-39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.43 BZD2.88	-27.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Wellington	Belize City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.32 BZD2.66	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$3.42 BZD6.87	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$13.92 BZD27.99	+105.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.37 BZD4.77	-65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.75 BZD7.55	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.74 BZD3.50	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.65 BZD1.32	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.97 BZD1.95	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.51 BZD3.05	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.58 BZD3.18	+76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.15 BZD2.31	+69.7%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Wellington	Belize City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$6.96 BZD14.00	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$20.00 BZD40.22	-81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	-66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$35.84 BZD72.09	+146.3%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Belize City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$54.71 BZD110.02	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$299.75 BZD602.85	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$191.46 BZD385.05	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$158.82 BZD319.41	+45.2%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 93.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Belize City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$64.52 BZD129.75	-91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	-94.5%
Average			-93.0%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Belize City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.50 BZD5.03	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.83 BZD7.71	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$5.00 BZD10.06	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$28.72 BZD57.76	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$8.42 BZD16.93	-27.1%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Belize City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$37.45 BZD75.32	-46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$27.42 BZD55.15	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$82.26 BZD165.45	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$89.59 BZD180.19	-38.7%
Average			-38.3%

Wellington vs. Belize City - 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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