Albuquerque vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1831
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$77.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	41
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	565K	1.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 157% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 1965th and 6804th ($2026 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 32nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Belem. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Belem ranked 28th in Brazil, while ranked 561st and 5967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Belem

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	Albuquerque	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$3338

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750