Belmopan vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belmopan Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1834
$3647
🏠 One person rent
$262
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1348
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$934
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
59 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
14
9
😀 Quality of life
37
50
🏙️ Population
17.2K
150K

The cost of living in Belmopan is 48% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6717th and 3905th ($716 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Belize and Curacao, respectively. Check Belize vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Belmopan ranked 2nd best city to live in Belize vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 7563rd and 6273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belmopan Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$1016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.4
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.55%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$200
$2782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$51.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.31
$10
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$12093

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$780
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$900
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$702
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$630
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$1322
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$807
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$902
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$702
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$882
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$805
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$1093
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$915
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$863
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$1117
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$1112
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$1147
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$806
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$1153
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$940
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$1415
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$1783
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$635
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$1640
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$627
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$699
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$713
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$663
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$708
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$653
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$728
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$755
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$688
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$691
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$612
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$691
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$663
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$581
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$685
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$640
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$723
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$648
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$880
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$696
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$839
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$720
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$854
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$679
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$684
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$975
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$692
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$846
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$687
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$705
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$812
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$815
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$823
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$805
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