Belmopan vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$495	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	44
😀 Quality of life	34	58
🏙️ Population	19.5K	1.13M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 5% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5673rd and 5898th ($973 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Belize and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Belize vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7696th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Santo Domingo

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	Belmopan	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521