Baltimore vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1751
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	41
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	586K	1.3M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 196% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 1219th and 6728th ($2323 vs $784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Belem. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Belem ranked 96th in Brazil, while ranked 128th and 7040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Belem

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	Baltimore	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$3163

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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