Belmopan vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$4672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	34	92
🏙️ Population	19.5K	2.3M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 68% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6762nd and 1258th ($729 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1108th in Belize and the United States, respectively. Check Belize vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7618th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belmopan	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$22908

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156