Belize vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2299
$2778
🏠 One person rent
$391
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$6984
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
67
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
30%
🎓 Higher education
23
89
😀 Quality of life
49
81
🏙️ Population
375K
23.6M

The average cost of living in Belize ($899) is 8% less expensive than in Taiwan ($972). Belize ranked 96th vs 84th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 85th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Belize and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.53%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$4221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.9
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.18
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.9
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5537
$13366

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K