Belmopan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	34	100
🏙️ Population	19.5K	5.03M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5673rd and 1365th ($973 vs $2194) 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 1 months in Belmopan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7696th 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	$1.99	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963