Belmopan vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	36	87
🏙️ Population	20.8K	950K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 55% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5608th and 1439th ($1007 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1197th 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 0.5 months in Belmopan compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 8392nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Jacksonville

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	Belmopan	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$11934

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$938
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$990
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1190
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$668
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$815
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$823
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$804
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$936
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$737
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1062
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$895
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$720
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1292
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$977
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$934
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$900
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1221
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1246
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1274
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1112
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$897
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$938

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860