Belmopan vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$495	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	14	64
😀 Quality of life	34	55
🏙️ Population	19.5K	1.76M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 10% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5673rd and 6124th ($973 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Belize and Ecuador, respectively. Check Belize vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7696th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Quito

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	Belmopan	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493