Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 19.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Belmopan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$3.98
BZD8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$5.48
BZD11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.83
BZD1.67
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.08
BZD4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.00
BZD10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$5.40
BZD10.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.31
BZD4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$1.13
BZD2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.84
BZD1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$5.37
BZD10.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$22.34
BZD44.90
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$85.95
BZD172.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$349.28
BZD702.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$257.79
BZD518.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$60.99
BZD122.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
?? |
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$3.50
BZD7.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.66
BZD5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
?? | |
pay 37.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$26.07
BZD52.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$22.35
BZD44.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$62.03
BZD124.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$62.10
BZD124.82
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