Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 34.9% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Belmopan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$3.98
BZD8.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.48
BZD11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$0.83
BZD1.68
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.08
BZD4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.99
|
$5.00
BZD10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$5.40
BZD10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.31
BZD4.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.19
|
$1.13
BZD2.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.45
BZD0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.84
BZD1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$5.37
BZD10.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.65
|
$22.34
BZD45.04
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Valletta
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
$85.95
BZD173.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
$349.28
BZD704.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.28
|
$257.79
BZD519.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
$60.99
BZD122.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Valletta
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€632.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
?? |
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$3.50
BZD7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$2.66
BZD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.83
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.41
|
?? | |
pay 65.1% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Belmopan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
$26.07
BZD52.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$22.35
BZD45.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
$62.03
BZD125.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.33
|
$62.10
BZD125.19
|
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