Belem vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$405	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$728
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$379
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	89
😀 Quality of life	41	60
🏙️ Population	1.3M	8.03M

The cost of living in Belem is 15% less expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 6655th and 6104th ($755 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 6876th and 5261st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Bogota

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	Belem	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$8398

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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 Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645