Belmopan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$444	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	70
😀 Quality of life	33	78
🏙️ Population	20.8K	7.01M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5524th and 3485th ($1008 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belize vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8618th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Riyadh

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	Belmopan	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$10912

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1183
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$681
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$854
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$860
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$832
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$935
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$619
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$756
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$915
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1130
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$678
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$888
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1294
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$973
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$770
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$960
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$951
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1231
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1261
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1291
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1132
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$905
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$962

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459