Belmopan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$495	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	34	66
🏙️ Population	19.5K	8.78M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 51% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5673rd and 7256th ($973 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 118th in Belize and China, respectively. Check Belize vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7696th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Quanzhou

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	Belmopan	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936