Belize vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2299
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$391
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.8
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$6984
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
31
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
23
40
😀 Quality of life
49
26
🏙️ Population
375K
5.74M

The average cost of living in Belize ($899) is 13% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1033). Belize ranked 96th vs 77th 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 1.4 months in Belize compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 85th and 159th 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
$5.75
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.3
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
9.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$28.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.18
$6.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5537
$4554

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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
$886
57.2K
San Ignacio
$1039
26.2K
Belmopan
$716
17.2K
San Pedro Town
$915
11.8K
Caye Caulker
$942
2K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1147
316K
Soyapango
$1117
241K
San Miguel
$1107
218K
Santa Ana
$702
245K
Mejicanos
$1112
141K
Apopa
$1093
131K
Santa Tecla
$1153
122K
Ahuachapan
$915
111K
Usulutan
$1031
73.1K
Sonsonate
$866
71.5K