Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 58.0% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Tokyo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
BZD8.03
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
BZD11.05
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BZD10.08
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
BZD10.88
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
BZD4.65
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
BZD2.29
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.30
¥518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.33
¥521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BZD1.69
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$1.79
¥280
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Belmopan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BZD10.82
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
BZD45.04
|
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Belmopan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
BZD173.28
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
BZD704.19
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
BZD519.74
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
BZD122.95
|
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
BZD7.06
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.54
¥712
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
BZD52.56
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
BZD45.07
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
BZD125.05
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
BZD125.19
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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