Belize vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2354
$2871
🏠 One person rent
$468
$854
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1462
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$897
💸 GDP per capita
$8430
$13216
😃 Human freedom index
7.48
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
73.6
81
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
38
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
70%
🎓 Higher education
23
11
😀 Quality of life
47
62
🏙️ Population
417K
528K

The average cost of living in Belize ($1036) is 24% less expensive than in Maldives ($1354). Belize ranked 90th vs 45th for Maldives 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 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 106th and 63rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Belize and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.58
$5.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.76
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.31%
13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$3356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.78
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$80.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.9
$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.2
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.2
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$677
$3569

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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 Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1320
133K
Hulhumale
$1445
50K