Belem vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1330
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2289
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$319
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$3423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	1.3M	3.78M

The cost of living in Belem is 66% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6712th and 1150th ($812 vs $2371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.4 months in Berlin. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Berlin ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 5761st and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Berlin

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	Belem	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$307
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$8891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$6112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$12679

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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

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470