Belmopan vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	11
😀 Quality of life	36	66
🏙️ Population	20.8K	228K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 63% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 5608th and 503rd ($1007 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Belize vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belmopan compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 8392nd and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Nassau

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	Belmopan	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664