Amsterdam vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2055
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$911
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$286
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	94	39
🏙️ Population	921K	1.51M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 196% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 612th and 6173rd ($2545 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.3 months in Belem. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Belem ranked 85th in Brazil, while ranked 37th and 7261st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Belem

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	Amsterdam	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	14.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$53.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$2155

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771