Belize vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2364
$4449
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1274
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.9
$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$7681
$3411
😃 Human freedom index
7.48
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
73.6
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
47
🌐 English speaking %
75.5%
57.5%
🎓 Higher education
22
1
😀 Quality of life
42
43
🏙️ Population
417K
328K

The average cost of living in Belize ($1038) is 49% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($2032). Belize ranked 90th vs 20th for Vanuatu in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belize compared to 0.1 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 122nd and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Belize and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.58
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$5.06
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1011
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$3161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$544
$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.4
$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.6
$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$4860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$985
$2252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.39
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$5.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.77
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$5.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.25
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.19
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.3
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$673
$6847

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$941
64K
San Ignacio
$1049
26.2K
Belmopan
$1008
20.8K
San Pedro Town
$1367
15.5K
Caye Caulker
$1574
2.73K

In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$2036
49K
Luganville
$2020
17.7K