Belmopan vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$495	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$1554
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$994
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	9
😀 Quality of life	34	48
🏙️ Population	19.5K	150K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 33% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5673rd and 3589th ($973 vs $1460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and Curacao, respectively. Check Belize vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 7696th and 6340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Willemstad

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	Belmopan	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$8.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$1720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$1169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$9.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$9410

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1444
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$555
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$685
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$666
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$795
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$769
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$728
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$724
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$745
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$682
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$817
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$780
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$857
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$775
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$818
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$919
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$858
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$938
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$776
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1075
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$723
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$960
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$723
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$904
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$910
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$917
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$918
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901