Cost of living comparison
Belize is 32.4% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Belize instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Belize
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$8.91
BZD17.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$8.48
BZD16.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$1.33
BZD2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$0.99
BZD1.97
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Belize
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$1.33
BZD2.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$7.02
BZD14.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$11.64
BZD23.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$2.68
BZD5.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$2.56
BZD5.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$2.92
BZD5.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.68
BZD1.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.73
BZD1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.38
BZD2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.32
BZD2.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.28
BZD2.56
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$6.98
BZD13.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$20.00
BZD40.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$10,514.56
BZD21,051.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$31.58
BZD63.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Belize
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$74.93
BZD150.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$718.27
BZD1,438.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$566.55
BZD1,134.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$78.36
BZD156.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$2.74
BZD5.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.34
BZD6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$4.17
BZD8.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$38.75
BZD77.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$11.71
BZD23.44
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Belize
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$37.39
BZD74.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$28.69
BZD57.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$100.00
BZD200.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$115.73
BZD231.70
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