Belmopan vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	53
😀 Quality of life	36	90
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.31M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 52% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5608th and 1716th ($1007 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Belize and Canada, respectively. Check Belize vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belmopan compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 8392nd and 209th 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	$7.41	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934