Belmopan vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belmopan	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1834	$2332
🏠 One person rent	$262	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$195
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	37	41
🏙️ Population	17.2K	2.25M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 27% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6717th and 5499th ($716 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Belize and Venezuela, respectively. Check Belize vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 7563rd and 7028th 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	$3.5	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.55%	28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$3515

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$886
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$915
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$842
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1017
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$595
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$857
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$854
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$829
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$738
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$780
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$900
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$702
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$630
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1322
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$807
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$702
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$882
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$805
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1093
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1117
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1147
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$866
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$880

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692