Expect grocery prices to be higher on
the Cayes than on the mainland, especially for Western products.
Not exact matches
Living
on the island of Ambergris
Caye can be a little pricier
than the
mainland, especially when it comes to fresh produce.
These lots, which are priced dramatically lower
than the new oceanfront lots preparing to be developed
on the north and east side of Placencia
Caye, offer island living with all the conveniences of the
mainland.
The geography of Belize begins before the shores of the
mainland,
on the surface of the blue Caribbean waters where more
than 200 tiny islands, known as
cayes, are situated.
Building
on the islands and
cayes costs substantially more, quite often 50 % or more
than building costs
on the
mainland due to transportation costs.
From time to time visitors to Ambergris
Caye have a hard time to book some excursions
on the
mainland because some of the hotels and tour operators refuse to book tours if they have less
than 8 persons.