Belem vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$405	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$952
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1008
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 6655th and 5673rd ($755 vs $973) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Brazil and Belize, respectively. Check Brazil vs Belize comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1 months in Belmopan. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Belmopan ranked 4th in Belize, while ranked 6876th and 7696th 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	$3.66	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$5722

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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