Belmopan vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$443	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	56
😀 Quality of life	36	41
🏙️ Population	20.8K	528K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 40% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 5608th and 7136th ($1007 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Belize and Guatemala, respectively. Check Belize vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belmopan compared to 0.5 months in Mixco. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 8392nd and 7770th 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	$7.41	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$41.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$3.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$53.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$13931

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$938
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$990
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1190
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$668
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$815
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$823
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$804
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$936
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$737
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1062
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$895
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$720
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1292
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$977
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$934
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$900
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1221
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1246
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1274
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1112
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$897
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$938

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$900
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1062
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$938
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$934
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$734
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$897
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1221
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$761
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1246
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1274
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1109
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$823
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1120
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$668
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$815
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$804
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$705
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$917
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$737
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$938
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$787
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365