Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.1 times more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$7.99
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$10.99
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.67
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.67
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.17
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.03
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.83
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.63
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.28
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.91
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.68
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Belmopan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.77
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$44.83
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Belmopan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$172.47
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$700.91
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$517.32
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$122.38
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.02
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.34
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.31
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$44.86
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$124.47
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$124.61
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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