Belmopan vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$261	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$1222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	14	3
😀 Quality of life	34	35
🏙️ Population	19.5K	70K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 37% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6762nd and 4713th ($729 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Belize and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Belize vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 7618th and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Castries

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	Belmopan	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$6685

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$709
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$791
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1145
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1173
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192