Belmopan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$444	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	14	73
😀 Quality of life	35	80
🏙️ Population	20.8K	7.01M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5508th and 3418th ($1007 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8370th and 759th 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	$7.49	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463