Belmopan vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$2318
🏠 One person rent	$444	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	28
😀 Quality of life	35	61
🏙️ Population	20.8K	2.82M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 14% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 5508th and 6320th ($1007 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Belize and Brazil, respectively. Check Belize vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 8370th and 5763rd 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	$7.49	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$16129

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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

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629