Arlington vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2338
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$78.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	59 km
🎓 Higher education	90	14
😀 Quality of life	78	36
🏙️ Population	394K	20.8K

The cost of living in Arlington is 89% more expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 2397th and 5608th ($1907 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 4th in the United States and Belize, respectively. Check the United States vs Belize comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Belmopan. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Belmopan ranked 2nd in Belize, while ranked 894th and 8392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Belmopan

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	Arlington	Belmopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$50.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$64.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$668

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$938
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$990
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1190
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$668
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$815
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$823
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$804
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$936
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$737
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1062
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$895
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$720
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1292
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$977
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$934
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$900
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1221
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1246
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1274
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1112
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$897
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$938