Asuncion vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$314	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$952
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	59 km
🎓 Higher education	35	14
😀 Quality of life	51	34
🏙️ Population	462K	19.5K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 35% less expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 7323rd and 5673rd ($635 vs $973) 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 1 months in Belmopan. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Belmopan ranked 4th in Belize, while ranked 6144th and 7696th 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	$4.55	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$5722

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$883
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$878
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$893
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$719
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$897
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$897
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$903
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$916
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$755
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$728
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$936
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$753
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$715
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$653
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1051
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$768
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$698
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$881
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$819
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1160
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1182
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1204
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$938
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$884
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$886