Belem vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$417	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$998
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	59 km
🎓 Higher education	40	14
😀 Quality of life	41	34
🏙️ Population	1.3M	19.5K

The cost of living in Belem is 6% more expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 6566th and 6762nd ($770 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Brazil and Belize, respectively. Check Brazil vs Belize comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.4 months in Belmopan. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Belmopan ranked 3rd in Belize, while ranked 6772nd and 7618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Belmopan

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	Belem	Belmopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$5.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$5.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$6062

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$709
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$791
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1145
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1173
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870