Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.78
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.77
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.05
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.85
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.45
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
?? |
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