Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.40
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.06
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB404.62
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.24
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.31
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.71
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.04
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.68
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.73
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.56
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.45
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.90
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.32
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.05
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB250.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
?? |
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