Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 9.9% cheaper than Belmopan.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.02
|
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.03
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.07
|
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.87
|
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.81
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
BZD44.99
|
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD173.08
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD703.38
|
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD519.15
|
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.81
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.05
|
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.50
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD45.02
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD124.91
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD125.05
|
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
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