Belmopan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$495	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	72
😀 Quality of life	34	57
🏙️ Population	19.5K	4.43M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 2% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5673rd and 5539th ($973 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Belize and South Africa, respectively. Check Belize vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 7696th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Johannesburg

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	Belmopan	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$5271

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$883
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$878
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$893
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$719
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$897
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$897
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$903
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$916
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$755
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$728
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$936
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$753
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$715
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$653
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1051
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$768
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$698
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$881
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$819
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1160
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1182
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1204
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$938
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$884
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$886

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003