Belmopan vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$1806
🏠 One person rent	$444	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$1237
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	89
😀 Quality of life	33	76
🏙️ Population	20.8K	20.9M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 47% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5524th and 7360th ($1008 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 75th in Belize and China, respectively. Check Belize vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.8 months in Chengdu. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8618th and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Chengdu

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	Belmopan	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594