Belem vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2055
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$458
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.1
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$374
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
79
😀 Quality of life
39
71
🏙️ Population
1.51M
3.12M

The cost of living in Belem is 9% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6173rd and 6407th ($860 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Brazil and Argentina, respectively. Check Brazil vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 7261st and 2311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1374
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.15%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.2
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2155
$6679

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605