Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 12.5% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$3.98
BZD8.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
$5.48
BZD11.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
$5.00
BZD10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
$5.40
BZD10.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
$5.37
BZD10.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
$22.34
BZD44.99
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
$85.95
BZD173.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
$349.28
BZD703.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
$257.79
BZD519.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
$60.99
BZD122.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
?? |
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
$3.50
BZD7.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
?? | |
pay 57.9% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
$26.07
BZD52.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
$22.35
BZD45.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
$62.03
BZD124.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
$62.10
BZD125.05
|
|
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