Belmopan vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	36	78
🏙️ Population	20.8K	467K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 63% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5608th and 524th ($1007 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 8392nd and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Long Beach

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	Belmopan	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059