Belem vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$1902
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$3394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.14M

The cost of living in Belem is 62% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6566th and 1731st ($770 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 79th 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 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6772nd and 32nd 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	$3.31	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$6.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$19729

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755