The cost of living in Belize is very inexpensive. However, how much it will cost you personally depends on your nature.
In my personal experience my husband and I were living on over US $200,000 per year, so we were used to a very high lifestyle. Now, we’re living on a pension and so just to kind of show you our pension of about US $1,500 a month, and I can report that two people can live extremely well on US $1,500 a month in Belize. This monthly budget would include utilities, car expenses, travel expenses, food, and entertainment. So, most people could live on their Social Security checks here in Belize.
As an example, let’s review the budget of a couple living on their combined income of Social Security living in Belize. For those who rent, their rent could run maybe about US $600 per month for a very nice home. Their utilities would run about BZ $60 (US $30) for electricity, BZ $30 (US $15) for water and about BZ $15 (US$7.50) for butane gas. The cost for food depends on if our example couple goes out or if they just went to the farmer’s market, bought the food and cooked at home, in which case, they will probably spend about maybe BZ $200 to $300 (US $100 to $150) for food. The cost for entertainment depends on what they like to do. There are no movie theaters in Belize. There are not very many shopping malls. So “entertainment” consists of just going to the local hangout, drinking a couple of rum and Cokes, perhaps some Belikin beer if you’d like, or whatever they like for appetizers.
Relative to car expenses, you don’t really need a car here in Belize. If they did have a car, the gas does run a little bit more. We pay about BZ $9 (US $4.50) per gallon. Car insurance is very, very low, about BZ $350 (US $175) per year and that’s on a newer car, like maybe V8 or V6, high-end SUV. So it’s very minimal. They wouldn’t have very many other expenses. There are no yearly income taxes to pay. There is no house insurance to pay. As a result, you can live very, very comfortable on the budget I just described. You can also have a maid once week on that income.
If you bought your house outright, you would have very low property taxes, perhaps as low as BZ $10 (US $5) per year. It can go as high as maybe only BZ $800 (US $400) per year and that’s on a mansion.
Here in Mazatlán, we pay our maid 300 pesos (US $17) for working 3 hours a week. The rates that housekeepers charge you in Mexico can be a lot cheaper depending on which part of the town you live in. 
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The architecture in the Algarve is quite Mediterranean. We have whitewashed houses, and white is still the predominant color for the exterior of the houses here. We have pretty large windows. Although there is an increasing number of structures in the modern architecture style now, 90% of the buildings and houses here are still quite traditional. 
Generally, a lot of countries where you might retire overseas have a lower cost of living, so your money will go further. 
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In the period of less than half a day, our senses and emotions had experienced quite a workout. In the morning, we were on a ferry in the Sea of Cortez, headed towards Mazatlan. In Mazatlan, we were treated to an entirely new concept: jungle in an urban setting. From there, we had found the toll road, breezed through green and wooded highland farmland, and then gradually descended into a profusion of jungle, not only on the sides of the road, but overhead, as we glided...
A disclaimer: I’m a capital G Gringo. I’ve been practicing my English skills for many years, and I’m proud to say that I have my native language down pretty well. In other words, I ain’t no expert in español, so keep that in mind.
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