Cost of living comparison

Belize

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 9.2% cheaper than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 12.7% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Mexico City

Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% less for restaurants

	Belize	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.91 BZD17.89	$9.93 MX$195.77	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.48 BZD17.02	$7.45 MX$146.83	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BZD2.66	$1.08 MX$21.28	-18.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 BZD1.98	$0.77 MX$15.24	-21.7%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 12.7% less for groceries

	Belize	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 BZD2.67	$2.45 MX$48.35	+84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.02 BZD14.09	$4.87 MX$95.96	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.64 BZD23.37	$5.51 MX$108.60	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 BZD5.38	$2.18 MX$43.04	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 BZD5.14	$3.57 MX$70.41	+39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.92 BZD5.86	$1.22 MX$24.09	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 BZD1.36	$0.67 MX$13.20	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.80 MX$15.75	+8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 BZD2.77	$0.83 MX$16.32	-40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 BZD2.66	$0.85 MX$16.78	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28 BZD2.56	$0.83 MX$16.32	-35.2%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Belize	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 BZD14.01	$4.64 MX$91.44	-33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.15	$17.87 MX$352.39	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,107.93	$18,615.02 MX$367,076.16	+77.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.58 BZD63.39	$3.47 MX$68.52	-89.0%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Belize	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.93 BZD150.41	$24.38 MX$480.74	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$718.27 BZD1,441.92	$893.52 MX$17,619.66	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$566.55 BZD1,137.34	$544.24 MX$10,731.97	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.36 BZD157.32	$30.31 MX$597.72	-61.3%
Average			-27.1%

Belize vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Belize	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$381.33 MX$7,519.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,426.99 MX$166,174.80

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 BZD5.50	$2.73 MX$53.84	-0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 BZD6.71	$3.01 MX$59.28	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.17 BZD8.36	$3.92 MX$77.33	-5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.75 BZD77.79	$53.69 MX$1,058.68	+38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.71 BZD23.51	$4.96 MX$97.89	-57.6%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Belize	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.39 BZD75.07	$56.36 MX$1,111.29	+50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 BZD57.59	$41.06 MX$809.66	+43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 BZD200.75	$91.99 MX$1,814.04	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.73 BZD232.32	$91.93 MX$1,812.79	-20.6%
Average			+16.3%

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