Cost of living comparison
Belize is 20.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Belize instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$202.55
|
$8.91
BZD18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$170.22
|
$8.48
BZD17.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.02
|
$1.31
BZD2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.38
|
$0.97
BZD1.97
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$53.53
|
$1.33
BZD2.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$83.40
|
$7.02
BZD14.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$117.49
|
$11.64
BZD23.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$53.60
|
$2.68
BZD5.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$69.73
|
$2.56
BZD5.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.34
|
$2.92
BZD5.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.64
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.74
|
$0.69
BZD1.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.47
|
$1.38
BZD2.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.07
|
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.50
|
$1.28
BZD2.58
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$106.47
|
$6.98
BZD14.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$578.26
|
$23.82
BZD48.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$455,197.50
|
$27,386.00
BZD55,317.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$347.53
|
$31.59
BZD63.80
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$661.70
|
$74.93
BZD151.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$11,984.01
|
$647.84
BZD1,308.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,486.43
|
$390.75
BZD789.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,097.88
|
$83.96
BZD169.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,605.74
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$96,363.14
|
?? |
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$51.39
|
$2.74
BZD5.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$67.04
|
$3.34
BZD6.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$86.71
|
$3.67
BZD7.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$776.67
|
$39.02
BZD78.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$104.34
|
$9.59
BZD19.38
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,093.91
|
$37.39
BZD75.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$852.01
|
$32.46
BZD65.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,920.67
|
$100.00
BZD202.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,817.05
|
$127.15
BZD256.84
|
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