Cost of living comparison
France is 80.5% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in France instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$7.99
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$10.99
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.67
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.67
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 81.1% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.17
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.03
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.83
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.63
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.28
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.91
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.68
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
Belmopan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.77
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$44.83
|
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
Belmopan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$172.47
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$700.91
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$517.32
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$122.38
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.02
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.34
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.22
€10.33
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Belmopan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.31
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$44.86
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$124.47
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$124.61
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
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