Belmopan vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$261	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$280
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	14	14
😀 Quality of life	34	49
🏙️ Population	19.5K	224K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 16% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6762nd and 6225th ($729 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Belize and Suriname, respectively. Check Belize vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7618th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Paramaribo

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	Belmopan	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$5271

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$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
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602