Belmopan vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$495	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	60
😀 Quality of life	34	66
🏙️ Population	19.5K	342K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 27% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5673rd and 4143rd ($973 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Belize and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Belize vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 7696th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Belmopan	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$12527

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$883
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$878
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$893
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$719
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$897
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$897
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$903
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$916
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$755
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$728
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$936
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$753
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$715
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$653
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1051
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$768
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$698
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$881
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$819
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1160
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1182
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1204
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$938
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$884
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$886

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903