Belmopan vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$261	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	48
😀 Quality of life	34	76
🏙️ Population	19.5K	1.32M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 45% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6762nd and 4267th ($729 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Belize and Uruguay, respectively. Check Belize vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7618th and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belmopan	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$7936

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771