Belmopan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belmopan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$750	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$438	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	99
😀 Quality of life	33	100
🏙️ Population	20.8K	5.45M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5524th and 370th ($1008 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and Australia, respectively. Check Belize vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8618th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Sydney

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	Belmopan	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$979	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.63	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.29	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.9	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$673	$25164

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$1014
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1183
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$681
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$854
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$860
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$832
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$935
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$619
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$756
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$915
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1130
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$678
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$888
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1294
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$973
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$770
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$960
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$951
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1231
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1261
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1291
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1132
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$905
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$962

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863