Belmopan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belmopan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$443	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$749	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.7	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	49
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.02M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5608th and 1668th ($1007 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 27th in Belize and Canada, respectively. Check Belize vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belmopan compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8392nd and 123rd 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	$7.41	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.41	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$401	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$712	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$668	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891