Belmopan vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$495	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	91
😀 Quality of life	34	77
🏙️ Population	19.5K	6.26M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5673rd and 4686th ($973 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and Chile, respectively. Check Belize vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7696th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Santiago

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	Belmopan	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731