Belmopan vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	49
😀 Quality of life	33	91
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.02M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5524th and 1688th ($1008 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 8618th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belmopan	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$17263

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1183
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$681
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$854
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$860
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$832
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$935
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$619
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$756
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$915
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1130
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$678
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$888
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1294
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$973
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$770
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$960
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$951
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1231
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1261
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1291
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1132
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$905
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$962

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875