Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 67.3% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Belmopan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
Belmopan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
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