Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.50
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.00
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.93
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.90
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.69
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.86
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.60
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.59
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.00
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€66.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€31,997.39
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€16.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Helsinki
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€20.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,037.14
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€812.28
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€92.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€315.37
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,803.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.00
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.45
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.60
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€44.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€93.29
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€29.63
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€83.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€103.78
|
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