Belmopan vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$444	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$304
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	33	53
🏙️ Population	20.8K	2.25M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 20% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 5524th and 4637th ($1008 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and Venezuela, respectively. Check Belize vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 8618th and 6464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Caracas

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	Belmopan	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$5363

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765