Belmopan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$444	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	23
😀 Quality of life	35	59
🏙️ Population	20.8K	2.06M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 28% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5508th and 6721st ($1007 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Belize and Brazil, respectively. Check Belize vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 8370th and 5990th 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	$7.49	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$4650

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$936
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1122
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$661
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$801
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$780
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$931
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$627
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$729
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$852
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1009
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$739
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1207
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$910
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$695
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$911
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$842
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1238
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1273
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1362
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1040
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$883
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$912

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660