Belmopan vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$3655
🏠 One person rent	$495	$565
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$1353
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$1472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	20
😀 Quality of life	34	64
🏙️ Population	19.5K	110K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 28% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 5673rd and 4035th ($973 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Belize and Barbados, respectively. Check Belize vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 7696th and 4410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Bridgetown

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	Belmopan	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$1062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$6541

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746