Amsterdam vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1751
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	921K	1.3M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 298% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 143rd and 6728th ($3118 vs $784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 0.4 months in Belem. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Belem ranked 96th in Brazil, while ranked 31st and 7040th 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	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$2.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3163

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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