Belmopan vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$444	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	14	46
😀 Quality of life	33	54
🏙️ Population	20.8K	2.49M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 6% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5524th and 5103rd ($1008 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Belize and Cuba, respectively. Check Belize vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 8618th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Havana

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	Belmopan	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$7234

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607