Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Beirut, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Belmopan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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