Belem vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	66
😀 Quality of life	60	98
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.71M

The cost of living in Belem is 65% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6804th and 1349th ($789 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 11th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5967th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Brisbane

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	Belem	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894