Belmopan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belmopan New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$261
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$998
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
59 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
34
97
🏙️ Population
19.5K
8.8M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6762nd and 5th ($729 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Belize and the United States, respectively. Check Belize vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7618th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belmopan New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.98
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.09
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.32
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6062
$20585

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$902
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$720
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$599
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$1038
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$870
229 km or 143 mi Villanueva
$866
230 km or 143 mi El Progreso
$883
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$912
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$650
293 km or 182 mi Yoro
$734
300 km or 186 mi Balancan
$737
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$904
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$715
343 km or 213 mi Campeche
$745
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$1005
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$639
357 km or 222 mi Tulum
$1041
359 km or 223 mi Ciudad del Carmen
$774
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$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
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$1202
402 km or 250 mi Cozumel
$797
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$882
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$1031
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$666
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$870

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
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$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
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$2778
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$2646
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$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
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$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
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$2553
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$3108