Belmopan vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$444	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	46
😀 Quality of life	35	83
🏙️ Population	20.8K	398K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5508th and 2697th ($1007 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 8370th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Wichita

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	Belmopan	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293