Belmopan vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$443	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$1573
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	15
😀 Quality of life	36	57
🏙️ Population	20.8K	98.5K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 25% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 5608th and 4500th ($1007 vs $1336) 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 0.5 months in Belmopan compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 8392nd and 6197th 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	$7.41	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$6536

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$938
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$990
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1190
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$668
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$815
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$823
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$804
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$936
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$737
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1062
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$895
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$720
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1292
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$977
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$934
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$900
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1221
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1246
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1274
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1112
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$897
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$938

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741