Belmopan vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	33
😀 Quality of life	35	82
🏙️ Population	20.8K	543K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 48% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5508th and 2194th ($1007 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1737th in Belize and the United States, respectively. Check Belize vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 8370th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Tucson

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	Belmopan	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245