Belmopan vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	33	91
🏙️ Population	20.8K	1.6M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 61% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5524th and 741st ($1008 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 652nd 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 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 8618th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belmopan	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737