Cost of living comparison

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Belize vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Belize is 11.1% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Belize
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Belize
Transportation: pay 34.9% less in Belize
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Belize
Childcare: pay 43.3% less in Belize
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Belize
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Belize

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

Belize vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belize instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Belize
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$9.36 BZD18.77	+23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$9.75 BZD19.55	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.29 BZD2.59	-8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$1.15 BZD2.32	+58.6%
Average			+18.4%

Yemen vs. Belize - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	Yemen	Belize
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$2.00 BZD4.01	+39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$7.77 BZD15.58	+84.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$13.68 BZD27.43	+48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.35 BZD4.72	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$3.30 BZD6.62	-31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$2.62 BZD5.26	+4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.57 BZD1.14	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.73 BZD1.47	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$2.00 BZD4.00	+94.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$1.41 BZD2.83	+45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$1.26 BZD2.52	+45.4%
Average			+16.9%

Yemen vs. Belize - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

	Yemen	Belize
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$6.61 BZD13.25	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$20.00 BZD40.11	-75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$10,514.56 BZD21,087.14	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$31.59 BZD63.35	+10.3%
Average			-34.9%

Yemen vs. Belize - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Yemen	Belize
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$74.90 BZD150.22	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$684.11 BZD1,372.00	+194.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$547.15 BZD1,097.32	+229.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$120.58 BZD241.82	+108.7%
Average			+132.3%

Yemen vs. Belize - Cost of housing

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pay 43.3% less for childcare

	Yemen	Belize
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$64.52 BZD129.39	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$674.20 BZD1,352.11	-70.0%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Belize
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$2.66 BZD5.33	+16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.60 BZD7.23	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$5.00 BZD10.03	+7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$32.91 BZD66.00	-50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$8.42 BZD16.88	+49.3%
Average			+5.5%

Yemen vs. Belize - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Yemen	Belize
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$37.45 BZD75.11	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$27.42 BZD54.99	-75.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$91.13 BZD182.77	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$89.59 BZD179.68	+14.0%
Average			-17.4%

Yemen 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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