Cost of living comparison
Praia is 1.0% cheaper than Belmopan.
If you lived in Praia instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.03
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.05
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.08
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.88
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.65
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.29
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.69
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.82
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
BZD45.04
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Belmopan
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD173.28
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD704.19
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD519.74
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.95
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.06
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.56
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD45.07
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD125.05
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD125.19
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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