Belmopan vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2266
🏠 One person rent	$495	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$501
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	28
😀 Quality of life	34	56
🏙️ Population	19.5K	2.82M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 27% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 5673rd and 6598th ($973 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Belize and Brazil, respectively. Check Belize vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 7696th and 5716th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Brasilia

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	Belmopan	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$2296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$14627

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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

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590