Belmopan vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$443	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	14	29
😀 Quality of life	36	45
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.58M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 14% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 5608th and 6426th ($1007 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 112th in Belize and Mexico, respectively. Check Belize vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belmopan compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 8392nd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Leon

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	Belmopan	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$3118

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842