Belmopan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belmopan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2319
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$444
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
59 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
35
77
🏙️ Population
20.8K
24.9M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 11% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5508th and 4879th ($1007 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Belize and China, respectively. Check Belize vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8370th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belmopan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.49
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.48
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$201
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.4
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.66
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.95
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.28
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.4
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$680
$27624

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$1122
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$719
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$661
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$989
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$791
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$801
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$780
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$931
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$627
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$729
300 km or 186 mi Balancan
$852
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$1009
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$739
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$834
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$1129
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$665
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$1207
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$910
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$1018
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$695
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$911
379 km or 235 mi Panajachel
$842
386 km or 240 mi Apopa
$1238
388 km or 241 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
389 km or 242 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
392 km or 243 mi Soyapango
$1273
393 km or 244 mi Mejicanos
$1262
397 km or 247 mi San Salvador
$1362
398 km or 247 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
402 km or 249 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
402 km or 250 mi Cozumel
$1040
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$883
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$745
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$912

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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
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$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753