Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 2.4 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
?? |
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
?? | |
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
$62.10
BZD124.82
|
|
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