Cost of Living in Belize City

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$886
$2405
🛋️ Without rent
$515
$1551
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$371
$854
🍽️ Food
$361
$973
🚐 Transport
$68.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1496
😀 Quality of life
43
🏙️ Population
57.2K

The average cost of living in Belize City is $886, which is in the top 35% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6048th out of 9294 in our global list and 4th out of 5 in Belize.

The median after-tax salary is $1496, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months. Ranked 6881st (TOP 74%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Belize. With an estimated population of 57.2K, Belize City is the 1st largest city in Belize.

✈️ Closest airport 2 km Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 12806 Central America Health Sciences University, Belize Medical College
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Prices in Belize City

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5547

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