Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 10.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$3.98
BZD8.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$5.48
BZD11.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$5.00
BZD10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$5.40
BZD10.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 93.6% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$5.37
BZD10.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$22.34
BZD44.99
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$85.95
BZD173.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$349.28
BZD703.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$257.79
BZD519.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$60.99
BZD122.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
?? |
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$3.50
BZD7.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
?? | |
pay 48.4% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$26.07
BZD52.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$22.35
BZD45.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$62.03
BZD124.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$62.10
BZD125.05
|
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