Belmopan vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belmopan	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$973	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$495	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$952	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	14	49
😀 Quality of life	34	59
🏙️ Population	19.5K	1.48M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 5% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5673rd and 5351st ($973 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Belmopan ranked 4th best city to live in Belize vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 7696th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Zapopan

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	Belmopan	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.6	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.46%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$198	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5722	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696