Cost of living comparison
Belize is 80.5% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Belize instead of Romania, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.90
|
$8.91
BZD17.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
$8.48
BZD17.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.20
|
$1.33
BZD2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.82
|
$0.99
BZD1.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$1.33
BZD2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.11
|
$7.02
BZD14.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.08
|
$11.64
BZD23.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.90
|
$2.56
BZD5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$2.92
BZD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.14
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.73
BZD1.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.06
|
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.80
|
$1.32
BZD2.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.96
|
$1.28
BZD2.58
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Romania
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.97
|
$6.98
BZD14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON99.05
|
$20.00
BZD40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
$10,514.56
BZD21,210.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.56
|
$31.58
BZD63.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Romania
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
$74.93
BZD151.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
$718.27
BZD1,448.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
$566.55
BZD1,142.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
$78.36
BZD158.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Romania
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
?? |
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.62
|
$2.74
BZD5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$3.34
BZD6.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
$4.17
BZD8.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.71
|
$38.75
BZD78.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.57
|
$11.71
BZD23.62
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Romania
|
Belize
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
$37.39
BZD75.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
$28.69
BZD57.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
$100.00
BZD201.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.79
|
$115.73
BZD233.45
|
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