Belmopan vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	34	83
🏙️ Population	19.5K	342K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 52% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5673rd and 1742nd ($973 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1529th 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 months in Belmopan compared to 1.1 months in San Juan. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 7696th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs San Juan

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	Belmopan	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177