Belize vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belize China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2474
$1847
🏠 One person rent
$458
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$876
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$843
💸 GDP per capita
$7460
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
7.48
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
71
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
43
🌐 English speaking %
81.7%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
46
48
🏙️ Population
411K
1.44B

The average cost of living in Belize ($992) is 51% more expensive than in China ($656). Belize ranked 85th vs 153rd for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Belize compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 90th and 82nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belize vs China

We calculate prices for Belize and China as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.56
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.54%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$199
$4438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.88
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.15
$5.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$73
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5763
$17132

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belize

City Cost of living Population
Belize City
$883
60.9K
San Ignacio
$1034
26.2K
San Pedro Town
$1358
11.8K
Belmopan
$973
19.5K
Caye Caulker
$1581
2.73K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1097
24.9M
Beijing
$1016
21.9M
Shenzhen
$916
17.7M
Chongqing
$634
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2737
7.41M
Guangzhou
$774
18.7M
Chengdu
$623
20.9M
Suzhou
$868
12.7M
Hangzhou
$805
11.9M
Tianjin
$687
13.9M
Xi'an
$587
13M
Wuhan
$656
12.3M
Baoding
$472
11.5M
Wuxi
$670
7.46M
Xuzhou
$484
9.08M
Jinhua
$587
7.05M
Nantong
$602
7.73M
Hefei
$625
9.37M
Nanjing
$746
9.31M
Qingdao
$612
10.1M
Bijie
$584
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$512
12.6M
Changchun
$573
9.07M
Ganzhou
$761
8.97M
Pudong
$984
5.68M
Guiyang
$559
5.99M
Changsha
$577
10M
Quanzhou
$644
8.78M
Dongguan
$656
10.5M
Wenzhou
$726
9.57M