Belize vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2299
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$391
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.8
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$6984
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
56
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
23
92
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
375K
60.3M

The average cost of living in Belize ($899) is 37% less expensive than in Italy ($1423). Belize ranked 96th vs 36th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 85th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Italy

We calculate prices for Belize and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.3
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.18
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5537
$10263

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K