Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 56.8% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Madrid
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
$3.74
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.37
€55.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
$13.63
€12.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Belmopan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
$816.29
€758.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$529.47
€491.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.71
€38.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Madrid
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
$94.21
€87.48
|
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