Belmopan vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$261	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	27
😀 Quality of life	34	50
🏙️ Population	19.5K	81.1K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 38% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6762nd and 4682nd ($729 vs $1168) 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 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7618th and 6176th 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	$3.48	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$3731

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877