Belmopan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belmopan Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2953
🏠 One person rent
$261
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$998
$538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
59 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
23
😀 Quality of life
34
47
🏙️ Population
19.5K
235K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 26% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6762nd and 5796th ($729 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Belize and Guyana, respectively. Check Belize vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 7618th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belmopan Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.98
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.09
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.32
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6062
$23107

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$1090
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$877
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$1573
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$1333
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787