Belem vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$413	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$1503
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	45	82
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.69M

The cost of living in Belem is 43% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6728th and 4312th ($784 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Brazil and Hungary, respectively. Check Brazil vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 7040th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Budapest

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	Belem	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$13171

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162