Belmopan vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$4372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	33	78
🏙️ Population	20.8K	467K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 62% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5524th and 604th ($1008 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd 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 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 8618th and 958th 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	$7.42	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$19617

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1183
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$681
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$854
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$860
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$832
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$935
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$619
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$756
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$915
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1130
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$678
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$888
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1294
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$973
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$770
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$960
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$951
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1231
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1261
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1291
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1132
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$905
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$962

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164