Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Belize
  3. Belmopan
  4. Peru
  5. Lima
  6. Comparison
BZD
COMPARED TO
PEN

Lima is 17.0% more expensive than Belmopan.

If you lived in Lima instead of Belmopan, you would:
local_dining

pay 29.9% less for restaurants

  Belmopan help_outline Lima help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
$9.99
$3.33
PEN10.79
-33.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
$9.99
$4.44
PEN14.38
-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
$3.00
$0.86
PEN2.78
-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.00
$2.00
$0.68
PEN2.21
-31.9%
Average -29.9%
Belmopan vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 24.8% less for groceries

  Belmopan help_outline Lima help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.38
$4.74
$1.66
PEN5.39
-30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.26
$10.50
$4.07
PEN13.21
-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.78
$9.55
$4.63
PEN15.03
-3.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.50
$4.99
$1.67
PEN5.41
-33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.52
$7.03
$2.23
PEN7.23
-36.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.36
$2.72
$0.77
PEN2.49
-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.45
$0.91
$0.53
PEN1.73
+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $0.44
PEN1.42
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.68
$1.36
$0.58
PEN1.88
-14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.68
$1.36
$0.39
PEN1.27
-42.5%
Onions (1 lb) $0.68
$1.36
$0.41
PEN1.34
-39.2%
Average -24.8%
Belmopan vs. Lima - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.7 times more for transportation

  Belmopan help_outline Lima help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.49
$10.97
$4.05
PEN13.12
-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass $2.75
$5.49
$24.11
PEN78.18
+776.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,869.61
$49,684.58
$15,527.24
PEN50,347.06
-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $22.38
$44.72
$13.03
PEN42.26
-41.8%
Average +167.8%
Belmopan vs. Lima - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.3% less for housing

  Belmopan help_outline Lima help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $106.00
$211.77
$32.95
PEN106.84
-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $350.00
$699.23
$523.65
PEN1,697.94
+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $249.69
$498.83
$329.25
PEN1,067.61
+31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $69.97
$139.79
$54.78
PEN177.61
-21.7%
Average -2.3%
Belmopan vs. Lima - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 44.8% less for childcare

  Belmopan help_outline Lima help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $416.67
$832.42
$277.63
PEN900.21
-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,000.00
$25,971.44
$5,693.89
PEN18,462.45
-56.2%
Average -44.8%
Belmopan vs. Lima - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

  Belmopan help_outline Lima help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
$6.99
$2.22
PEN7.19
-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
$4.50
$2.40
PEN7.80
+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $4.99
PEN16.18
Monthly membership at local gym $33.21
$66.35
$46.57
PEN151.00
+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.46
$14.91
$6.65
PEN21.58
-10.8%
Average -0.1%
Belmopan vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 53.4% more for clothing

  Belmopan help_outline Lima help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $24.95
$49.85
$45.48
PEN147.48
+82.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $18.70
$37.35
$31.05
PEN100.67
+66.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $60.62
$121.11
$80.02
PEN259.45
+32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $58.98
$117.83
$78.60
PEN254.85
+33.3%
Average +53.4%
Belmopan vs. Lima - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2021
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