Cost of living comparison
Belmopan is 99.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,618
|
$3.98
$7.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
$5.48
$10.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,709
|
$1.33
$2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,522
|
$0.83
$1.67
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
$2.08
$4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫171,465
|
$5.00
$10.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫135,239
|
$5.40
$10.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
$2.31
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,130
|
$1.13
$2.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,621
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,892
|
$0.45
$0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,251
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,244
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,734
|
$0.84
$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,357
|
$0.68
$1.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫100,345
|
$5.37
$10.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫198,090
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫147,009
|
$22.34
$44.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
$85.95
$172.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
$349.28
$700.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
$257.79
$517.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
$60.99
$122.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
?? |
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,187
|
$3.50
$7.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,119
|
$2.66
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫618,370
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫95,600
|
?? | |
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
$26.07
$52.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
$22.35
$44.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
$62.03
$124.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
$62.10
$124.61
|
|
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