• Budget: US$8-15
  
• Mid-range: US$15-25
  
• Top-end: US$25 and upwards
  
  

Compared to the rest of Central America, Belize can be expensive. Even if you're travelling there on a budget, you'll pay at least US$15 (and more often US$20) per day for a room and three meals. On the upside, staying at a flashier hotel and eating decently won't push your costs up much higher than this. It's easy to change US dollars just about anywhere, and US dollar travellers' cheques, pounds sterling and Canadian dollars can be changed at any bank. Other currencies could cause you difficulties. You can change money legally on the street or at border crossings (at a better rate than the banks will give you). Belizean ATMs will not accept foreign cards. Most businesses will accept cold hard US cash money without question. Haggling is not a popular pastime in Belize, but it might be worth a try if business looks slow. Only the posher restaurants, bars and clubs are likely to expect a tip - 10% is the going rate. In over- touristed areas, tipping tour leaders and dive operators is becoming more common.