Belmopan vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$1941
🏠 One person rent	$444	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$476
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	45
😀 Quality of life	35	57
🏙️ Population	20.8K	2.47M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 33% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 5508th and 6830th ($1007 vs $759) 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 0.5 months in Cali. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Cali ranked 6th in Colombia, while ranked 8370th and 6175th 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	$7.49	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1046
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$6322

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663