Belize vs Guyana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belize	Guyana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$3157
🏠 One person rent	$468	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$846
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$670	$1105
💸 GDP per capita	$8430	$29884
😃 Human freedom index	7.48	6.91
❤️ Life expectancy	73.6	70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index	58	39
🌐 English speaking %	81.7%	90.5%
🎓 Higher education	23	31
😀 Quality of life	47	50
🏙️ Population	417K	831K

The average cost of living in Belize ($1036) is 11% less expensive than in Guyana ($1159). Belize ranked 90th vs 70th for Guyana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belize compared to 1 months in Guyana. Ranked 106th and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Guyana

We calculate prices for Belize and Guyana as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 3 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	Guyana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.58	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.4	$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$2499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$932
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.9	$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$49.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$1311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.78	$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.69	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.9	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.2	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.2	$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$677	$23263