Albuquerque vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1751
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	41
😀 Quality of life	84	45
🏙️ Population	565K	1.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 150% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 2114th and 6728th ($1964 vs $784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 21st 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Belem. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Belem ranked 96th in Brazil, while ranked 484th and 7040th 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	$17.1	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$2.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$3163

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707