Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Rabat instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Belmopan
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.59
MAD888.02
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