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Living Expenses in Belize

7 years ago
My husband and I had been thinking of Belize as an eventual retirement option, but with the darkening climate in the US we are seriously considering moving sooner.

We have yet to visit Belize, but now live in a hot, humid, buggy place where there are tropical storms. So those things don't put us off. We are truly looking for a place that is not like the US, where people are easy-going and aren't self-righteous busybodies. We are live-and-let-live people. We are thinking that Stann Creek or Toledo districts might be well suited for us.

Our monthly budget is now a bit under $2000 and I'd expect to experience at least an initial loss of income. My husband has a modest Social Security income, I have 2 on-line businesses. I've read through a lot of threads and it seems that decent internet service is available some places - is that true in the southern districts?

I am wondering what is a realistic monthly budget away from gringo/tourist areas?

Is it possible to rent in southern districts for US $450 or less per month?

Assuming we stay, we'd want to buy or build eventually but, again, don't have a lot of money. Is it possible to build a modest, 2 person house for under 70K US?

Also how reliable and expensive is the postal service for shipping to countries outside of Belize? Has anyone used the US Global Mail service for getting packages from the US?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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