Belmopan vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$495	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	53
😀 Quality of life	34	46
🏙️ Population	19.5K	2.25M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 10% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 5673rd and 4987th ($973 vs $1075) 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 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 7696th and 6530th 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	$1.99	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$5488

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$883
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$878
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$893
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$719
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$897
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$897
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$903
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$916
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$755
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$728
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$936
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$753
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$715
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$653
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1051
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$768
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$698
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$881
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$819
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1160
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1182
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1204
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$938
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$884
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$886

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723