Belmopan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$444	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	25
😀 Quality of life	33	60
🏙️ Population	20.8K	235K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 17% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5524th and 4725th ($1008 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Belize and Guyana, respectively. Check Belize vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 8618th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Georgetown

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	Belmopan	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$18825

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865