Belem vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$4641
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1137
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$3011
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	96
😀 Quality of life	41	94
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.14M

The cost of living in Belem is 61% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6655th and 1973rd ($755 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 86th in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6876th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Birmingham

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	Belem	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$18058

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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

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748