Belmopan vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$4908
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$3509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	53
😀 Quality of life	34	90
🏙️ Population	19.5K	1.31M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 66% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6762nd and 1473rd ($729 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th in Belize and Canada, respectively. Check Belize vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 7618th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Calgary

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	Belmopan	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$19196

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$709
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$791
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1145
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1173
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871