Belmopan vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	35	93
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.6M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 61% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5508th and 744th ($1007 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 660th 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 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8370th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Philadelphia

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	Belmopan	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886