Cost of living comparison
Spain is 36.8% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 96.5% more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$8.05
|
$12.45
€11.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$11.07
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.69
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.68
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.20
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.10
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.91
|
$3.55
€3.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.66
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.29
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.92
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.69
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.85
|
$6.67
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$45.14
|
$14.14
€13.22
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Belmopan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$173.67
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$705.77
|
$697.48
€652.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$520.91
|
$570.67
€533.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$123.23
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$342.46
€320.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.07
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.37
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.55
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.33
€40.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.42
€7.87
|
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pay 74.2% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.68
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$45.17
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$125.33
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$125.48
|
$91.35
€85.40
|
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