Belmopan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	80
😀 Quality of life	34	91
🏙️ Population	19.5K	737K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5673rd and 158th ($973 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 7696th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Seattle

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	Belmopan	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093