Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 8.0% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$3.98
BZD8.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$5.48
BZD11.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$5.00
BZD10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$5.40
BZD10.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$5.37
BZD10.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.34
BZD44.99
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$85.95
BZD173.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$349.28
BZD703.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$257.79
BZD519.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$60.99
BZD122.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
?? |
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$3.50
BZD7.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 58.1% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$26.07
BZD52.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.35
BZD45.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$62.03
BZD124.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$62.10
BZD125.05
|
|
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