Belmopan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belmopan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$261
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$471
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$998
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
59 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
14
100
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
19.5K
24.9M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6762nd and 4780th ($729 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Belize and China, respectively. Check Belize vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7618th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Belmopan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.98
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.09
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.32
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6062
$31401

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$650
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$734
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$737
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$904
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$715
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$639
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$1041
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$774
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$900
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$709
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$872
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$791
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$1145
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$1455
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$829
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$1173
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$1161
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$1192
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$777
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$1202
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$797
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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$661
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$718
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$620
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$676
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$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
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$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
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$708
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$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774