Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 66.7% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$8.01
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$11.02
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.68
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.67
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.18
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.06
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.86
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.64
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.28
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.91
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.68
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
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pay 4.6% more for transportation
Belmopan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.80
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$44.93
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Belmopan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$172.87
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$702.52
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$518.51
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$122.66
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.04
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.35
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.97
£9.68
|
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pay 77.8% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.43
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$44.96
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$124.76
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$124.90
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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