Belmopan vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	80
😀 Quality of life	34	92
🏙️ Population	19.5K	737K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6762nd and 206th ($729 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 168th 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 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 7618th and 102nd 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	$3.48	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$28179

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$709
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$791
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1145
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1173
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263