Belmopan vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	34	77
🏙️ Population	19.5K	467K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6762nd and 464th ($729 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 406th 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 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 7618th and 769th 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	$3.48	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$21877

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$709
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$791
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1145
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1173
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614