Belize vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Belize El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2023
$2061
🏠 One person rent
$391
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$870
$385
💸 GDP per capita
$6968
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
7.02
6.65
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
33
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
23
41
😀 Quality of life
45
26
🏙️ Population
375K
5.74M

The average cost of living in Belize ($869) is 7% less expensive than in El Salvador ($931). Belize ranked 96th vs 86th for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belize compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 104th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Belize and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Belize El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$617
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.24%
14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$497
$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$944
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.7
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$8.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.18
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$4248

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Cities Comparison in Belize vs El Salvador

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$849
57.2K
Belmopan
$809
17.2K
San Ignacio
$936
26.2K
San Pedro Town
$898
11.8K
Caye Caulker
$931
2K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1062
316K
Soyapango
$917
241K
San Miguel
$954
218K
Santa Ana
$784
245K
Mejicanos
$946
141K
Apopa
$943
131K
Santa Tecla
$966
122K
Ahuachapan
$865
111K
Usulutan
$903
73.1K
Sonsonate
$844
71.5K