Belmopan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	50
😀 Quality of life	35	92
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.02M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5508th and 1744th ($1007 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Belize and Canada, respectively. Check Belize vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 8370th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Ottawa

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	Belmopan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$15527

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$936
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1122
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$661
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$801
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$780
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$931
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$627
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$729
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$852
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1009
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$739
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1207
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$910
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$695
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$911
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$842
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1238
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1273
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1362
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1040
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$883
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$912

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822