Belmopan vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$2041
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$3747
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	66
😀 Quality of life	34	97
🏙️ Population	19.5K	2.71M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 52% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5673rd and 1792nd ($973 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Belize and Australia, respectively. Check Belize vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7696th and 7th 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	$1.99	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$7949

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645