Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 38.2% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Belize, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Belize
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.84
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD16.98
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.65
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BZD1.97
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Belize
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.67
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.05
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.31
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.37
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.13
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.84
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.36
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BZD1.47
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.76
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.65
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.56
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Belize
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD13.97
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,514.56
BZD21,051.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.58
BZD63.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Belize
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.01
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.27
BZD1,438.05
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$566.55
BZD1,134.29
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.36
BZD156.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.49
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.69
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.17
BZD8.34
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.75
BZD77.58
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.71
BZD23.44
|
?? | |
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Belize
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD74.87
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.69
BZD57.44
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD200.22
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.73
BZD231.70
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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