Asuncion vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2334
🏠 One person rent	$395	$444
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$438
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	59 km
🎓 Higher education	35	14
😀 Quality of life	58	33
🏙️ Population	462K	20.8K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 16% less expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 6560th and 5524th ($847 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Paraguay and Belize, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Belize comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in Belmopan. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Belmopan ranked 2nd in Belize, while ranked 6137th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Belmopan

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	Asuncion	Belmopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$64.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$673

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1183
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$681
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$854
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$860
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$832
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$935
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$619
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$756
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$915
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1130
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$678
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$888
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1294
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$973
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$770
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$960
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$951
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1231
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1261
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1291
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1132
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$905
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$962