Belmopan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$444	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$228
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	30
😀 Quality of life	35	43
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.55M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 41% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5508th and 7017th ($1007 vs $714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 45th in Belize and Venezuela, respectively. Check Belize vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.4 months in Maracaibo. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Maracaibo ranked 4th in Venezuela, while ranked 8370th and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Maracaibo

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	Belmopan	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$92.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$9.97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	14.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$6.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$14017

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$701
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$714
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$735
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$677
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$654
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$682
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$695
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$728
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$722
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$677
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$576
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$695
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$648
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$817
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$713
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$847
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$677
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$650
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$692
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$929
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$719
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$730
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$620
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$673
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$684
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$704
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1456
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$671
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1481
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$883
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$843