Belem vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	53
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Belem is 63% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6804th and 1716th ($789 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 29th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5967th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Calgary

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	Belem	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$15430

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934