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Belize vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Belize is 44.0% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 100.0% more in Belize
Groceries: pay 74.4% more in Belize
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Belize
Housing: pay 87.1% more in Belize
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Belize
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.9% more in Belize
Clothing: pay 71.8% more in Belize

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

Belize vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 100.0% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Belize
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$9.36 BZD18.82	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$9.75 BZD19.61	+77.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$1.29 BZD2.59	+115.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$1.15 BZD2.32	+177.5%
Average			+100.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Belize - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.4% more for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Belize
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$2.00 BZD4.02	+97.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$7.77 BZD15.63	+46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$13.68 BZD27.51	+129.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$2.35 BZD4.73	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$3.30 BZD6.64	+39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$2.62 BZD5.28	+142.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.57 BZD1.14	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.73 BZD1.47	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$2.00 BZD4.01	+226.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$1.41 BZD2.84	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$1.26 BZD2.53	+56.9%
Average			+74.4%

Zimbabwe vs. Belize - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Belize
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$6.61 BZD13.29	+11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$20.00 BZD40.22	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	-55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$31.59 BZD63.53	+57.9%
Average			-9.7%

Zimbabwe vs. Belize - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.1% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Belize
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$74.90 BZD150.64	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	+126.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	+170.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$120.58 BZD242.50	+103.9%
Average			+87.1%

Zimbabwe vs. Belize - Cost of housing

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Belize
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$64.52 BZD129.75	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	-89.5%
Average			-80.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Belize - Cost of childcare

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pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Belize
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$2.66 BZD5.35	+63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$3.60 BZD7.25	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$5.00 BZD10.06	+270.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$32.91 BZD66.18	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$8.42 BZD16.93	-25.2%
Average			+64.9%

Zimbabwe vs. Belize - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.8% more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Belize
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$37.45 BZD75.32	+80.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$27.42 BZD55.15	+65.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$91.13 BZD183.28	+86.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$89.59 BZD180.19	+54.0%
Average			+71.8%

Zimbabwe 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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