Belem vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$390	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$1573
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	15
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	98.5K

The cost of living in Belem is 41% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 6804th and 4500th ($789 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Brazil and Barbados, respectively. Check Brazil vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 5967th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Bridgetown

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	Belem	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$6536

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741