Arlington vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1873
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$377
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	41
😀 Quality of life	78	61
🏙️ Population	394K	1.3M

The cost of living in Arlington is 136% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 2324th and 6712th ($1913 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 31st 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 Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Belem. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Belem ranked 28th in Brazil, while ranked 895th and 5761st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Belem

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	Arlington	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$58.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$2.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$3337

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755