Belmopan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$495	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	14	24
😀 Quality of life	34	38
🏙️ Population	19.5K	7.82M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 32% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5673rd and 6735th ($973 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in Belize and China, respectively. Check Belize vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7696th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Shangqiu

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	Belmopan	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529