Belmopan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$495	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	23
😀 Quality of life	34	53
🏙️ Population	19.5K	2.06M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 27% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5673rd and 6606th ($973 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Belize and Brazil, respectively. Check Belize vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 7696th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Manaus

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	Belmopan	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638