Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 16.2% cheaper than Belmopan.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$8.01
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$11.02
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.68
|
$0.96
₺31.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.67
|
$0.37
₺11.92
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Belmopan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.18
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.06
|
$3.63
₺118.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.86
|
$4.44
₺144.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.64
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.28
|
$2.04
₺66.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
₺13.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.91
|
$0.71
₺23.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
₺13.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.54
₺17.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.68
|
$0.25
₺8.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.28
₺9.13
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.80
|
$4.32
₺140.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.59
₺506.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$44.93
|
$3.95
₺128.26
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
Belmopan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$172.87
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$702.52
|
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$518.51
|
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$122.66
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.04
|
$2.60
₺84.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.35
|
$2.16
₺70.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.82
₺59.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.38
₺759.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.35
₺108.86
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Ankara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.43
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$44.96
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$124.76
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$124.90
|
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
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