Belize vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2354
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$468
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$234
💸 GDP per capita
$8430
$2206
😃 Human freedom index
7.48
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
73.6
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
32
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
23
69
😀 Quality of life
47
40
🏙️ Population
417K
56.4M

The average cost of living in Belize ($1036) is 44% more expensive than in Kenya ($721). Belize ranked 90th vs 143rd for Kenya 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 0.3 months in Kenya. Ranked 106th and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Belize and Kenya 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.58
$4.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.31%
14.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$1590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.78
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.9
$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.2
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.2
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$677
$7843

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$936
64K
San Ignacio
$1053
26.2K
Belmopan
$1007
20.8K
San Pedro Town
$1366
15.5K
Caye Caulker
$1569
2.73K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$811
5.55M
Mombasa
$596
1.21M
Kisumu
$543
398K
Nakuru
$503
308K
Eldoret
$528
289K
Thika
$460
279K
Machakos
$420
114K
Malindi
$548
120K
Mumias
$511
100K
Meru
$549
42.7K