Belmopan vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belmopan	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$716	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1834	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$262	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	37	54
🏙️ Population	17.2K	545K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 41% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6717th and 4384th ($716 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Belize and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Belize vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7563rd and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Port of Spain

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	Belmopan	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.55%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$943	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$2991

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$886
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$915
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$842
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1017
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$595
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$857
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$854
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$829
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$676
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$738
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$780
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$900
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$702
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$630
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1322
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$807
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$702
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$882
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$805
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1093
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1117
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1147
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$866
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$880

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812