Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 12.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Athens, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Belmopan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.98
BZD8.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.48
BZD11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Athens
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$5.00
BZD10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$5.40
BZD10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.31
BZD4.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.13
BZD2.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.84
BZD1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Athens
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$5.37
BZD10.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$22.34
BZD45.04
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Athens
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$85.95
BZD173.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$349.28
BZD704.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$257.79
BZD519.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$60.99
BZD122.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Athens
|
Belmopan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
?? |
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$3.50
BZD7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
?? | |
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Belmopan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$26.07
BZD52.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$22.35
BZD45.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$62.03
BZD125.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$62.10
BZD125.19
|
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