Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 45.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
$3.98
$8.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
$5.48
$11.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
$1.33
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
$0.83
$1.67
|
|
pay 53.6% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
$2.08
$4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
$5.00
$10.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
$5.40
$10.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
$2.31
$4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
$1.13
$2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.45
$0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.84
$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$5.37
$10.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$22.34
$44.93
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$85.95
$172.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$349.28
$702.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
$257.79
$518.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$60.99
$122.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
?? |
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$3.50
$7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$2.66
$5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
?? | |
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$26.07
$52.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$22.35
$44.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$62.03
$124.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$62.10
$124.90
|
|
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