Belmopan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belmopan Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1834
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$262
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$441
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
59 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
23
😀 Quality of life
37
48
🏙️ Population
17.2K
201K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 23% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6717th and 5795th ($716 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 7563rd and 6441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Belmopan Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.4
$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.55%
6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.31
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$2625

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$1039
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$886
96 km or 59 mi Caye Caulker
$942
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763