Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 36.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
?? |
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
?? | |
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
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