Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 35.2% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.09
|
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.41
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.64
|
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.46
|
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.24
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.95
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.71
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.19
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.53
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.38
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.26
|
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.59
|
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
?? |
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.03
|
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.22
|
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$121.27
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
?? | |
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$317.48
|
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
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