Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 20.0% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$8.05
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$11.07
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.69
|
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.68
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.20
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.10
|
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.91
|
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.66
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.29
|
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.92
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.69
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.85
|
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$45.14
|
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Belmopan
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$173.67
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$705.77
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$520.91
|
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$123.23
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Beijing
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.07
|
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.37
|
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.68
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$45.17
|
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$125.33
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$125.48
|
$124.62
CN¥902.97
|
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