Belmopan vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2137
🏠 One person rent	$444	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	47
😀 Quality of life	33	62
🏙️ Population	20.8K	2.47M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 19% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 5524th and 6549th ($1008 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Belize and Colombia, respectively. Check Belize vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 8618th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Cali

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	Belmopan	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$6818

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1183
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$681
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$854
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$860
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$832
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$935
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$619
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$756
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$915
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1130
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$678
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$888
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1294
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$973
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$770
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$960
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$951
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1231
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1261
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1291
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1132
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$905
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$962

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733