Belmopan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	82
😀 Quality of life	34	89
🏙️ Population	19.5K	468K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6762nd and 806th ($729 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 719th in Belize and the United States, respectively. Check Belize vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 7618th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Raleigh

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	Belmopan	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753