Belem vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$4943
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$2020
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$3604
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	66
😀 Quality of life	39	95
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.36M

The cost of living in Belem is 63% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6173rd and 930th ($860 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7261st and 18th 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	$4.41	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$8728

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693