Belmopan vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belmopan	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1834	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$262	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	97
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	17.2K	441K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 77% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6717th and 85th ($716 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 7563rd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Oakland

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	Belmopan	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.55%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$19305

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$886
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$915
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$842
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1017
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$595
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$857
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$854
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$829
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$738
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$780
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$900
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$702
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$630
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1322
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$807
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$702
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$882
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$805
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1093
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1117
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1147
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$866
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$880

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313