Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 2.1 times more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Astana, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
₸3,507.24
|
$3.98
$8.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
₸2,505.17
|
$5.48
$11.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
₸305.20
|
$1.33
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₸208.16
|
$0.83
$1.68
|
|
pay 96.2% more for groceries
Astana
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₸202.34
|
$2.08
$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
₸1,910.26
|
$5.00
$10.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
₸1,667.30
|
$5.40
$10.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₸748.43
|
$2.31
$4.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
₸960.96
|
$1.13
$2.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₸256.02
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸358.21
|
$0.45
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₸411.57
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₸408.25
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₸106.59
|
$0.84
$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸79.09
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
₸774.30
|
$5.37
$10.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
₸7,014.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
₸8,818,207.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
₸1,803.72
|
$22.34
$45.14
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Astana
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
₸5,679.35
|
$85.95
$173.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
₸201,165.64
|
$349.28
$705.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
₸131,070.63
|
$257.79
$520.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
₸17,136.60
|
$60.99
$123.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Astana
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
₸99,849.02
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
₸3,929,752.78
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₸501.03
|
$3.50
$7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
₸858.44
|
$2.66
$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
₸701.45
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
₸22,159.79
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
₸2,004.14
|
?? | |
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Astana
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
₸33,984.45
|
$26.07
$52.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
₸18,705.29
|
$22.35
$45.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
₸41,770.46
|
$62.03
$125.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
₸41,235.14
|
$62.10
$125.48
|
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