Belmopan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$495	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	92
😀 Quality of life	34	67
🏙️ Population	19.5K	9.21M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 16% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5673rd and 4604th ($973 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Belize and Mexico, respectively. Check Belize vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7696th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Mexico City

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	Belmopan	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804