Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 26.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,522.54
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND795.75
|
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.55
|
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,377.31
|
?? |
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.24
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.85
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
?? | |
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.36
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
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