Cost of living comparison
Belize is 11.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Belize instead of Greece, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$8.91
BZD17.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$8.48
BZD17.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$23.82
BZD47.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$27,386.00
BZD55,134.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$31.59
BZD63.59
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$74.93
BZD150.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$647.84
BZD1,304.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$390.75
BZD786.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$83.96
BZD169.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
?? |
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$39.02
BZD78.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Greece
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$37.39
BZD75.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$32.46
BZD65.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$100.00
BZD201.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$127.15
BZD255.99
|
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