Belmopan vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$4896
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$2149
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	66
😀 Quality of life	35	98
🏙️ Population	20.8K	2.71M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 51% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5508th and 1813th ($1007 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Belize and Australia, respectively. Check Belize vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 8370th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Brisbane

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	Belmopan	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$11423

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736