Arlington vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2319
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$444
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$734
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$78.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	59 km
🎓 Higher education	90	14
😀 Quality of life	77	35
🏙️ Population	394K	20.8K

The cost of living in Arlington is 84% more expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 2476th and 5508th ($1856 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.4 months in Belmopan. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Belmopan ranked 3rd in Belize, while ranked 1375th and 8370th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Belmopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$64.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$680

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$936
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1122
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$661
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$801
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$780
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$931
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$627
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$729
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$852
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1009
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$739
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1207
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$910
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$695
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$911
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$842
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1238
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1273
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1362
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1040
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$883
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$912