Belize vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1999
$2185
🏠 One person rent
$377
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$559
$884
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1133
$168
💸 GDP per capita
$6968
$1028
😃 Human freedom index
7.02
5.42
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
65
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
38
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
23
61
😀 Quality of life
48
15
🏙️ Population
375K
105M

The average cost of living in Belize ($859) is 7% more expensive than in Ethiopia ($805). Belize ranked 96th vs 106th for Ethiopia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Belize compared to 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 83rd and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Belize and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.33
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
15.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$199
$1809
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.36
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.19
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.7
$30.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$199
$74.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4495
$3564

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$847
57.2K
Belmopan
$681
17.2K
San Pedro Town
$881
11.8K
San Ignacio
$986
26.2K
Caye Caulker
$923
2K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$849
3.04M
Gondar
$820
324K
Awasa
$769
300K
Mekelle
$739
324K
Bahir Dar
$820
243K
Jimma
$801
178K
Dire Dawa
$640
277K
Dessie
$757
188K
Jijiga
$636
159K
Harar
$613
129K