Belmopan vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$261	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	34	34
🏙️ Population	19.5K	528K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 14% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 6762nd and 7378th ($729 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Belize and Guatemala, respectively. Check Belize vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 7618th and 7568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Mixco

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	Belmopan	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$2.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$5672

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$709
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$791
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1145
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1173
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$791
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$904
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$870
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$709
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$882
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1145
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$646
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1173
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1192
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1088
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$866
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1081
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$599
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$870
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$715
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$729
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$737
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$734
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$877
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$650
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$865
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333