Belmopan vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$495	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	78
😀 Quality of life	34	65
🏙️ Population	19.5K	9.94M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 0.4% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5673rd and 5647th ($973 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and Peru, respectively. Check Belize vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7696th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Lima

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	Belmopan	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697