Asuncion vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2319
🏠 One person rent	$344	$444
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$734
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$78.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	59 km
🎓 Higher education	36	14
😀 Quality of life	57	35
🏙️ Population	462K	20.8K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 29% less expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 7000th and 5508th ($718 vs $1007) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in Belmopan. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Belmopan ranked 3rd in Belize, while ranked 6174th and 8370th 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	$5.46	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$64.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$680

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

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