Belmopan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	33	100
🏙️ Population	20.8K	5.35M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5524th and 829th ($1008 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Belize and Australia, respectively. Check Belize vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8618th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Melbourne

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	Belmopan	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132