Amsterdam vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1572
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	921K	1.3M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 270% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 331st and 6655th ($2791 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.6 months in Belem. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Belem ranked 67th in Brazil, while ranked 29th and 6876th 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	$21	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$81.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$3002

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695