Belmopan vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	82
😀 Quality of life	35	90
🏙️ Population	20.8K	468K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5508th and 1213th ($1007 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1060th 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 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 8370th and 212th 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	$7.49	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$24117

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$936
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1122
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$661
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$801
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$780
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$931
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$627
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$729
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$852
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1009
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$739
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1207
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$910
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$695
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$911
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$842
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1238
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1273
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1362
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1040
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$883
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$912

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766