Belmopan vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$495	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	14	22
😀 Quality of life	34	58
🏙️ Population	19.5K	1.96M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 7% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5673rd and 5176th ($973 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Belize and Mexico, respectively. Check Belize vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 7696th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Tijuana

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	Belmopan	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$2569

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677