Belem vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$4313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	66
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.71M

The cost of living in Belem is 65% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6712th and 1241st ($812 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 5761st 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	$4.82	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$13265

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913