Belmopan vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$495	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	14	22
😀 Quality of life	34	35
🏙️ Population	19.5K	987K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 79% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 5673rd and 8307th ($973 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and Haiti, respectively. Check Belize vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 7696th and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Port-au-Prince

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	Belmopan	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$3207

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$883
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$878
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$893
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$719
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$897
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$897
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$903
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$916
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$755
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$728
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$936
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$753
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$715
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$653
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1051
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$768
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$698
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$881
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$819
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1160
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1182
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1204
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$938
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$884
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$886

Cities near Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$520
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$527
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$507
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$521
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$707
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$715
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$750
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$561
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$545
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$695
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$812
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$961
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$645
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$774
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$928
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$773
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$784
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$692
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$733
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$656
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1830
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$735
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197