Cost of living comparison
Belize is 1.1% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Belize instead of Finland, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Belize
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.92
|
$8.91
BZD17.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.30
|
$8.48
BZD17.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.40
|
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Belize
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
$1.33
BZD2.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.48
|
$7.02
BZD14.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.93
|
$11.64
BZD23.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.74
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.72
|
$2.56
BZD5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$2.92
BZD5.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.69
BZD1.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.28
BZD2.58
|
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pay 3.3% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.35
|
$6.98
BZD14.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.56
|
$23.82
BZD48.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€28,041.42
|
$27,386.00
BZD55,228.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.55
|
$31.59
BZD63.70
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Belize
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.58
|
$74.93
BZD151.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€696.02
|
$647.84
BZD1,306.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€578.94
|
$390.75
BZD788.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€93.10
|
$83.96
BZD169.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€290.05
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,057.46
|
?? |
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.68
|
$2.74
BZD5.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$3.34
BZD6.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.89
|
$3.67
BZD7.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€40.16
|
$39.02
BZD78.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.44
|
$9.59
BZD19.35
|
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pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€71.34
|
$37.39
BZD75.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.47
|
$32.46
BZD65.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.92
|
$100.00
BZD201.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.64
|
$127.15
BZD256.42
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