Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.0% cheaper than Belmopan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$7.99
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$10.99
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.67
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.67
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Belmopan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.17
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.03
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.83
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.63
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.28
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.91
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.68
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.77
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$44.83
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Belmopan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$172.47
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$700.91
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$517.32
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$122.38
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.02
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.34
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.31
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$44.86
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$124.47
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$124.61
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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