Belem vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5521
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1913
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$4325
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	40	65
😀 Quality of life	41	69
🏙️ Population	1.3M	486K

The cost of living in Belem is 74% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 6655th and 271st ($755 vs $2863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 238th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Brookhaven ranked 885th in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 2684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Brookhaven

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	Belem	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$2335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$5521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$4121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$23.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$4.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$2514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$22670

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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 Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730