Belmopan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$444	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	20
😀 Quality of life	35	46
🏙️ Population	20.8K	6.44M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 55% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5508th and 7433rd ($1007 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 8370th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Shangrao

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	Belmopan	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$28686

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$936
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1122
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$661
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$801
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$780
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$931
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$627
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$729
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$852
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1009
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$739
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1207
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$910
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$695
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$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
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$883
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$912

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620