Cost of living comparison
Belize is 10.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Belize instead of Spain, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$8.91
BZD17.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$8.48
BZD17.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$23.82
BZD47.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$27,386.00
BZD55,134.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$31.59
BZD63.59
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$74.93
BZD150.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$647.84
BZD1,304.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$390.75
BZD786.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$83.96
BZD169.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
?? |
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$39.02
BZD78.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Belize
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$37.39
BZD75.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$32.46
BZD65.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$100.00
BZD201.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$127.15
BZD255.99
|
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