Belmopan vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	34	87
🏙️ Population	19.5K	525K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 73% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6762nd and 501st ($729 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 7618th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Sacramento

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	Belmopan	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851